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Category Archives: Leo Strauss
The Internal Dissident: Michael Anton and the Theory of Regime Conflict
Michael Anton (b. 1969) became a principal interpreter of nationalist conservatism in the United States during the first quarter of the twenty-first century. He did not build a mass movement, win elective office, or found a lasting institution. His influence … Continue reading
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The Conspiracy Theories of Leo Strauss
On the truth scale, Leo Strauss failed. On the attention scale, he won, producing a devoted cult. Strauss made many claims that have the structure of conspiracy theories, though dressed in scholarly clothing. The grand cipher of philosophy. The whole … Continue reading
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Steven B. Smith and the Vocation of Liberal Education
Steven B. Smith (b. 1951) belongs to a fading generation of political theorists who treat the older humanistic understanding of their subject as compatible with, and even necessary for, the modern research university. Across four decades at Yale, where he … Continue reading
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Covenant Against Empire: The Project of Yoram Hazony
Part Two Yoram Reuben Hazony (b. 1964) belongs to a small group of contemporary thinkers who build not only books but movements. He writes philosophy, founds institutes, recruits donors, organizes conferences, and places himself at the center of a global … Continue reading
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The Leo Strauss, Dennis Prager & Jordan Peterson Show
Like Leo Strauss in the past, Dennis Prager and Jordan Peterson today present versions of Judaism and Christianity and conservatism that just so happen to enhance their own interests. The formula is consistent across all three. Take a tradition with … Continue reading
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Alliance Theory & The Custodianship Question
Custodianship Question in America Australia, New Zealand Europe Asia Canada, Latin America, Africa Different groups may have different interests, but all groups want custody of their own sacred stories. After Jews consolidated their position in the American History profession in … Continue reading
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‘Considering an Author’s Background in Relation to His Unstated Motivations’
Godward writes: Yes, we should think about Melville & Heraclitus’s personal background if we really want to understand their thinking. Yet, for some reason, if we apply this same logic to someone like Leo Strauss, people get a lot more … Continue reading
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Leo Strauss and the Conservative Movement in America by Paul Gottfried
From Amazon: “This book offers an original interpretation of the achievement of Leo Strauss, stressing how his ideas and followers reshaped the American conservative movement. According to this study, Strauss and his disciples came to influence the establishment Right almost … Continue reading
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