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Interest in Leo Strauss is greater now than at any time since his death, mostly because of the purported link between his thought and the political movement known as neoconservatism. Steven B. Smith, though, surprisingly depicts Strauss not as the high priest of neoconservatism but as a friend of liberal democracy--perhaps the best defender democracy has ever had. Moreover, in "Reading Leo Strauss, "Smith shows that Strauss's defense of libera...

Imagine striking up a conversation today with an ordinary-looking stranger, and He turned out to be Jesus Christ in the flesh! What would it be like to see Him, talk to Him, and spend time with Him? How would He react to this world, and how would it react to Him? The New Testament tells us that Jesus came to earth at the perfect time-and planet earth hasn't been the same since. But what if God had waited a couple of millennia longer to become ...

Smith argues that our legal vocabulary and methods of reasoning presuppose classical ontological commitments that were articulated by thinkers from Aquinas to Coke to Blackstone to Story. But these commitments are out of sync with the world view that now prevails in academic and professional thinking. So our law-talk degenerates into "just words.

Powder Boy" is a dark 'Alfie' for the twenty-first century Lester Middlehurst " Daily Mail Jarvis Sotiris is a regular Essex lad with an eye for the main chance. His stunning looks and raw sex appeal have London's rich and famous fawning. Jarvis works as a personal trainer in London's most colourful gym. He meets a host of eccentric characters. They include Max, a bitchy public relations guru to the stars, who becomes a mentor to the tattooed ...

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