Download or read book Leo Strauss and the American Right written by Shadia B. Drury and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1997 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected President, and the conservative revolution emerged. Who provoked this revolution? Author Shadia Drury provides a fascinating answer to the question, as she looks at the work of Leo Strauss, a German Jewish emigre and scholar, who was one of the most influential individuals in the conservative movement. Among his disciples are Chief Justice Clarence Thomas and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.