If you listen to the Straussians--like the "Hillsdale/Claremont School"--yes. Take for example a recent interview with Hillsdale College President Larry Arn, who wrongfully argues that Calhoun essentially created the modern leftist political climate. He gets so much wrong in this interview that I had to respond.
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