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The Stakes: Defending Leo Strauss ft. Michael Millerman

The American Mind

CHAPTER

The Art of Reading and the Persecution of Heterodox Thoughts

Struuss's thoughts on the art of writing and the art of reading remain as relevant as ever. He once made an argument to his class that they should not have laughed at, because now it's social policy. We always have to be willing to consider, are there some laughable ideas? If we knew where things were moving, then it would be helpful to know them.

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