Leo Strauss & the Students

An interesting observation by Irving Kristol—Strauss was neither “Leo” nor “Prof. Strauss” to anyone. He was “Mr. Strauss,” something nobody says anymore. Strauss, as Kristol says, had students who are called Straussians. It’s a very funny name: “Sraussian” would be an adjective or adverb. Strauss was the founder of a school, a thinker of rare power, bu…