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...Strauss Wronged...
Your reference to the late Professor Leo Strauss's "vision of the general leftward trend of world politics" [Feb. 2] is truly unfortunate. The choice of the word vision suggests that he looked forward with favor to the triumph of the left. Exactly the opposite was the case, as everyone familiar with his teaching and his many books knows well...
...Strauss explained the crisis of the West more cogently and powerfully than any teacher of his time. In doing so, he sought to help us preserve what remains of justice and excellence in the world and ward off the descent into tyranny and degradation...
...spate of newcomers joined the long list of companies that admitted to having made "questionable" or "improper"-but not illegal-payments abroad. Among them: Baxter Laboratories and Richardson-Merrell, pharmaceutical firms; Carrier Corp., a leading producer of air conditioners and heating equipment; and Levi Strauss, the famed makers of blue jeans. In each case, the company announced that its own auditors had found the improprieties, which were promptly ended...
...music at least as much as the story on stage. Floyd is ambivalent about his uses of music. He gives Doll a sweet ditty to sing as she makes dolls for two neighbors' children, but in a mad scene she is totally silent. Can one imagine Strauss or Donizetti abdicating their composers' rights at a moment like that...