I had to laugh at your description of Prof. Neustadt as a socialist. He was a member of Harry Truman's 'Kitichen Cabinet' and his specialty was in staffing and forming a government during transition from one administration to another.
I was a freshman in his government class at Columbia when he advised Kennedy on personnel. Each week he went to Washington for his job as consultant--and the following week he'd return with insider knowledge on what was happening. It was an unbelievable opportunity for an insight on how our democracy transitions from one Presidency and party to another--in those days without the partisanship of trashed govenment offices and the like.
He was a good man, a patriot, a citizen who answered the call of duty, and a wonderful teacher, always allowing us freshmen to express our points of view and answering our naive questions with good humor and patience.
Somewhere, I bet he's lighting up that scruffy old pipe and answering a young angel's question with that twinkle in his eye. God Speed, Professor.
Have a good chuckle. Besides his longevity and his hearty laugh, Neustadt's prolific career also included consultant to Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Baines Johnson, policy advisor to the leftist State Department and visiting professor at that age-old socialist hotbed, Oxford.
Also, policy advisor to the leftist Ford Foundation, professor at the leftist JFK School of Government, consultant to the Peace Corps, and he served several stints as member and consultant to the Democrat Party Platform Committee.
He received many awards from liberal organizations and collaborated closely in his activities with the leading socialist/leftist intellectuals of his time.
The fact that his close friend, socialist Robert Reichchchchchchch-uh, is quoted above for a mini-eulogy should be no surprise to anyone.
Neustadt attained stature in the highest socialist/DemoRAT/intellectual elite hierarchy of this nation. If he wasn't a covert socialist himself, as you apparently believe, I don't know how ducks walk, talk and look.
Leni