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On the Heartland Straussian

Essay I: The Return to First Principles- Introducing the Heartland Straussian Project

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Richard L. Johnson
Apr 14, 2025
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The classic is characterized by noble simplicity and quiet grandeur. - Leo Strauss

We live in a time that has forgotten the question of first things. Politics has become a contest of power, culture a vessel of resentment, and philosophy a function of ideology. In such an age, the ancient question, What is the just regime? Feels at once too large and too …

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