We can craft a better balance than we now have. My latest column is now posted opposite.
LEO STRAUSS AND AMERICA: Few thinkers have been subjected to as many ignorant smears as Leo Strauss. He was, in my view, an exceptionally gifted, funny, shrewd and daring interpreter of some of the most critical texts in the Western canon. I’m proud to have been taught by some of his students, and wish I could attend a conference at the New School later this week. It’s open to the public, and looks riveting.
The Dish 