“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.
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 Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.

