This provocative book examines the teachings of political theorist Leo Strauss and the ways in which they have been appropriated, or misappropriated, by senior

This book analyzes Leo Strauss's writings on political violence, considering also what he taught in the classroom on this subject.

A Pretext for War reveals the systematic weaknesses behind the failure to detect or prevent the 9/11 attacks, and details the Bush administration’s subsequent

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Although empires have shaped the political development of virtually all the states of the modern world, "imperialism" has not figured largely in the mainstream