Its political leanings have been described variously as nonpartisan, hawkish, and neoconservative. Neoconservative pundit Bill Kristol served as a foreign policy advisor. Woods makes a sharp distinction between paleoconservative thinkers, with whom he sympathizes, and neoconservative thinkers. A Republican, his political views have been described as American nationalist, conservative, and neoconservative. He has been critical of American foreign policy, considering both neoconservative and libertarian views self-sacrificial. The site has roots in the neoconservative wing of the Republican Party. Some of those same targets of criticism would later become fierce advocates of neoconservative policies. His music has also been described as neoconservative postmodernism . His advice was frequently sought by neoconservative policymakers, including the Bush administration. Pat Buchanan supported Yitzhak Rabin, while Gottfried, who criticizes "truculent [neoconservative] Zionism," admires Ariel Sharon. He is also sometimes confused with neoconservative scholar Robert Kagan. Curtis also looks at the neoconservative agenda of the 1980s. In 1983, Erwin Glikes, a well-known political neoconservative, took over leadership. This cemented Rustin's leading role in the neoconservative movement. Some of the contributors complained about growing Neoconservative dominance.