Category: Leo Strauss

The West According to Leo Strauss: Philosophical Schism and the Failure of Education

Commentary The late Leo Strauss was a German-born political philosopher who moved to the United States in 1937. He went on to become an intellectual legend for American conservatives. Writing in the December 2022 edition of First Things Magazine, American scholar Matthew Rose brought readers back to the early 1940s when Strauss delivered a famous…


Book Review: ‘The Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America’

If one is to win an argument, one must be able to think clearly and sensibly. In many ways, it appears this is why Glenn Ellmers wrote his new book, “The Soul of Politics: Harry V. Jaffa and the Fight for America.” Yes, the book is about Harry Jaffa, the conservative professor, thinker, and political…