# Neoconservatism Versus Libertarianism, Part 2

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/neoconservatism-versus-libertarianism-part-2>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** February 11, 2015

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George H. Smith tells the story of how a disagreement with Roy Childs over the ideas of Irving Kristol resulted in a serious argument.

[Originally published in essay form on May 15, 2012.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/neoconservatism-versus-libertarianism-part-2)

_Narrated by James Foster._