Kelly Nuxoll sent me this illuminating piece on Leo Strauss and his influence over the neo-conservative movement and the Bush administration. Excellent, if scarry!
“..Shadia Drury , professor of
political theory at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, argues
that the use of deception and manipulation in current US policy flow
directly from the doctrines of the political philosopher Leo Strauss
(1899-1973). His disciples include Paul Wolfowitz and other
neo-conservatives who have driven much of the political agenda of the
Bush administration.”
