Editing New York Intellectuals

The '''New York Intellectuals''' were a group of American writers and literary critics based in New York City in the mid-20th century. They were an early formation of the [[Synthetic Left]], as they were staunchly anti-[[Stalin]] and anti-[[USSR]] while maintaining left-wing aesthetics. 

Trotskyism emerged as the main standpoint among them. [[Irving Kristol]], [[Irving Howe]], [[Seymour Martin Lipset]], [[Leslie Fiedler]] and [[Nathan Glazer]] were members of the Trotskyist [[Young People's Socialist League]]. 

Some, including Kristol, Hook, and Podhoretz, later became key figures in the development of Neoconservatism.<ref>Hartman, Andrew (2015). ''A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars''. University of Chicago Press. ISBN <bdi>978-0226379234</bdi>.</ref>

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