I thought this bit of dialogue from the comments on Cognitively Infiltrating Cass Sunstein deserved its own blog entry. My response to the psychologist draws on Shadia Drury's reading of neocon cult founder Leo Strauss, as well as my own readings of Strauss. Speaking of which, I will be giving a talk entitled ""Islam, Neoconservatism, and the Unwarranted 'War on Terror'" at the upcoming London symposium Debunking the War on Terror on July 14th. -KB