“The Godfather of the Modern Republican Party’s Political Ideology”

August 11, 2015

“[Leo] Strauss was intelligent enough when he came to the U.S. [from Germany] to disguise and channel his fascist thought by going back to like-minded ‘ancient’ philosophers and thereby presenting fascism as part of our ‘Western heritage’ . . . .  Leo Strauss must be seen as the Godfather of the modern Republican Party’s political ideology,” says Todd E. Pierce.

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Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real LincolnHow Capitalism Saved AmericaLincoln UnmaskedHamilton's CurseOrganized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About GovernmentThe Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics