April 14, 2006

Leo Strauss, Judaism, and Liberalism

By RICHARD WOLIN

In recent years, the political philosopher Leo Strauss (1899-1973) has been in the news, if not always for the right reasons. Three years ago, in view of the vast number of his disciples occupying positions of influence in Washington in general and the Department of Defense in particular, Strauss came under fire for having inspired a Bush-administration foreign-policy cabal leading directly to the Iraq war. The paranoia of conspiracy theorists was no doubt stoked by a February 2003 speech

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