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To: JohnM who wrote (6796)	12/13/2005 10:09:33 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542103

I made a nice reply and found some links, but then my browser crashed. The essence was that since Leo Strauss hid his esoteric meanings behind his exoteric writings you have to come across classnotes and the like to find out what he was saying. That is hampered because many of his students in turn are practicing hiding the meanings of their pieces, usually with poor results. At any rate, excerpts such as the following are very helpful to learning what Strauss taught instead of what he wrote. magazine.uchicago.edu A more recent note taking. swans.com Finally, some knowledge of his philosophy is assumed in many articles pro and con about the neocons. washingtonmonthly.com As to the question of whether Grover Norquist and the "Starve the Beast" cabal are neocons, one only needs examine who provides him with funding, publicity, and influence. TP