Neoconservatism (colloquially neocon) is a political movement which began in the United States during the 1960s among liberal hawks who became disenchanted with the increasingly pacifist Democratic Party along with the growing New Left and counterculture of the 1960s.

Whether Leo Strauss would favor a war such as that fought in Iraq, supported by neo-conservatives,isdoubtful – it is more reasonable to speculate that he would have wanted liberal democracy defended by means of vigorous example and diplomacy, not out and out force.

Oct 15, 2003 · Danny Postel interviews Shadia Drury a leading scholarly critic of Strauss and asks her about the connection between Plato s dialogues, secrets and lies, and the United States-led war in Iraq....

Trained in the neo-Kantian tradition with Ernst Cassirer and immersed in the work of the phenomenologists Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger, Strauss authored books on Spinoza and Hobbes, and articles on Maimonides and Al-Farabi.

According to one of the LaRouchite statements, significantly subtitled "Leo Strauss, Fascist Godfather of the Neo-Cons": "A review of Leo Strauss' career reveals why the label 'Straussian' carries some very filthy implications.

Jan 3, 2025 · The students of Leo Strauss left the University in search of political power; these took root in the Republican party, formed neo-conservatism and became known as Neocons. Straussism calls for tyranny — rule from those above.

Jan 1, 2006 · His disciples include Paul Wolfowitz and other neo-conservatives who have driven much of the political agenda of the Bush administration.

Jul 13, 2021 · Today, East Coast Straussians are recognizably neoconservatives and in some cases Biden Democrats, while the West Coast followers of Harry Jaffa have joined the populist right.

In short, the relation between strategic disinformation and political truth has been very much on our minds of late—along with some concerns about the lessons taught by Leo Strauss to the brilliant group of his former students who now occupy the seats of power in Washington.

Feb 15, 2008 · Neoconservativism, a movement, he says, based on four common principles – American ‘benevolent hegemony’, a concern for promoting democracy, skepticism of international law and institutions, and a belief that social engineering leads to unanticipated consequences – insofar as it is to be identified with the Bush administration has made errors of...