Damon Linker on Leo Strauss, Glory, and Gender

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Damon Linker is a senior lecturer in political science at the University of Pennsylvania and writes the subscription newsletter “Notes from the Middleground” at Substack. He discusses divisions among Straussians, why an internal longing for glory drives so much of the right and why gender remains such a divisive topic.All episodes of the Frankly Fukuyama podcast are available here.Podcast production by Ringo Harrison.Connect with us!X: @FukuyamaFrancis & @JoinPersuasionYouTube: Frankly Fukuyama & Persuasion This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.persuasion.community/subscribe

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