# Charles Krauthammer **Charles Krauthammer** (1950–2018) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, psychiatrist-turned-pundit, and one of the most influential voices of [[Neoconservatism]] in American media. Writing for the *Washington Post* and appearing regularly on [[Fox News]], Krauthammer articulated the intellectual case for American unilateralism, regime change in the Middle East, and an assertive post-Cold War foreign policy he termed the "unipolar moment." Krauthammer was a vigorous advocate of the [[Iraq War]] and the broader [[War on Terror]] framework, arguing that American military hegemony was both a moral imperative and a strategic necessity. His influence extended beyond punditry into policy circles, where his arguments for preventive war and democratic promotion shaped the neoconservative consensus of the Bush era. Unlike many in the conservative media ecosystem, Krauthammer was a Never Trumper who found [[Donald Trump]]'s populism intellectually unserious, marking the generational rift between traditional [[Neoconservatism]] and the [[MAGA]] movement.