Corey Robin is an american liberal political theorist, journalist and professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College. Despite being a progressive, he devoted his scholarly attention to the study of the contemporary forms of american conservatism and neoconservatism, as well as of the difficulties of both the liberals and the New Left in dealing with american supremacy, after the end of the Cold War. Robin’s articles have appeared in many reviews and leading newspapers, including: American Political Science Review, Social Research, Theory and Event, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The London Review of Books, The Nation and Dissent. He is the author of a book on the political meanings of fear, published by Oxford University Press [1]. This article discusses the history and development of various notions of liberalism in the United States. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York. ... Conservatism is a relativistic term used to describe political philosophies that favor traditional values, where tradition refers to religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs. ... Neoconservatism is a political movement, mainly in the United States and Canada, which is generally held to have emerged in the 1960s, coalesced in the 1970s, and has had a significant presence in the administration of George W. Bush and the cabinet of Stephen Harper. ... The New Left is a term used in different countries to describe left-wing movements that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... The American Political Science Review, or APSR as its often referred to, is the flagship publication of the American Political Science Association and one of the most prestigious journals in the field of contemporary political science. ... Social research refers to research conducted by social scientists (primarily within sociology, but also within other disciplines such as social policy, human geography, social anthropology and education). ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... The London Review of Books (or LRB) is a fortnightly British literary magazine. ... This article is about the U.S publication. ... Dissent Magazine is a left-wing magazine that was started in 1954 by Irving Howe and Lewis Coser. ... Fear is a powerful, unpleasant feeling of risk or danger, either real or imagined. ... Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ...

Further reading

• Corey Robin, Fear: The History of a Political Idea, New York & London, Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0195157028
• Corey Robin, The Ex-Cons: Right-Wing Thinkers Go Left!, in: Lingua Franca, January 2001, pp. 24-33.
• Corey Robin, The Fear of the Liberals, in: The Nation, September 26, 2005.
• Jonah Goldberg, Ex-Conservatives & Other Silly Folk: An Over-Hyped, Overdone Story, in: National Review Online, January 24, 2001. An answer to "The Ex-Cons".