From 1947 to 1952, he was managing editor of Commentary magazine; he was co-founder and editor, with Stephen Spender, of Encounter magazine from 1953 to 1958; from 1959 to 1960, he was editor of The Reporter magazine; from 1961 to 1969, he was executive vice president of Basic Books Inc., a New York publishing house, from 1969 to 1985, he was on the faculty of New York University, and was Professor of Social Thought at the NYU Graduate School of Business Administration. Books include, Neo-Conservatism, Autobiography of an Idea, On the Democratic Idea in America Past editor of Encounter Magazine and former assistant editor of Commentary. Widely considered to be a key founder of the neoconservative movement. Mr. Kristol considers himself a conservative.