Norman Podhoretz, influential American Jewish intellectual, dies at 95

Norman Podhoretz, one of the most influential American Jewish intellectuals of the postwar era and the longtime editor of Commentary magazine, died in New York City on Dec. 16, weeks before his 96th birthday. A liberal as a young man, he later emerged as one of the most prominent conservative thinkers in the United States, playing a central role in shaping American political and cultural debate for decades (Read more at JNS).