In his review (“Leo Strauss, Peacenik?” The Chronicle Review, November 28), Richard Wolin offers no specific criticism of the research and argumentation of my book. He does, however, make a rather ...

Leo Strauss might have been pleased but somewhat puzzled to find himself admired by a contemporary artist like Laurie Fendrich, since things contemporary are not normally looked upon as things he ...

The new right’s fomenting of contempt for all things liberal and the swelling antisemitism among its members are of a piece.

IN RECENT YEARS, the political philosopher Leo Strauss (1899-1973) has become something of a household name. This has been a mixed blessing. With a few notable exceptions, reports in the press, ...

Here are some of the things that a reader of the press might know about Leo Strauss. Strauss, a political philosopher who died in 1973, is “the high priest of ultra conservatism” (the Guardian). His ...

This week's must-read essay comes from author Laura Field at The Bulwark. "What the Hell Happened to the Claremont Institute?" is a tour de force of critical intellectual journalism, carefully laying ...

Political philosopher Leo Strauss was born on this day in 1899. For his 120th birthday, we look back on this essay that the Forward published about Steven Smith’s 2006 book “Reading Leo Strauss.” ...

On a sunny Wednesday last November, 16 students sat around a University of Chicago seminar table with two unpublished typescripts in front of them. The students were taking a course on the philosopher ...

Maybe it was Irving Kristol's fault. When the intellectual godfather of neoconservatism pointed to Leo Strauss as a seminal influence on his thinking, the stage was set for a seemingly endless season ...

This review essay focuses on three recent books on 20th century political philosopher Leo Strauss which stand out for their comprehensiveness, significance and originality: Una filosofia in esilio.

Leo Strauss and his students: On the educational/therapeutic relationship There is no real teacher who in practice does not believe in the existence of the soul, or ...