Leonard Leo: The Conservative Fundraiser Remaking American Culture

As a long-time chair of the Federalist Society, Leonard Leo played a leading role in bringing half of today's Supreme Court to the Bench. Today, as one of the conservative movement's premier fundraisers and strategists, he has dedicated himself to "crushing liberal dominance" in politics, media, and culture. On today's Unbridled, Peter and Leonard discuss Leonard's formative political experiences, his approach to philanthropy, his fight to gain a foothold for traditional conservatism in movies and TV, and how to find great, affordable wines.

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:55 - Leonard Leo's background

00:05:22 - Why Leo joined the Federalist Society

00:07:01 - "Crushing" Liberal dominance

00:11:28 - The Left and Right operationalizing their views

00:18:18 - Thinking about philanthropy

00:24:10 - What happened to American universities?

00:27:21 - Suggestions for Conservative philanthropy

00:37:44 - Leonard Leo's funding

00:40:43 - Conservatism today

00:53:59 - Positive cultural changes

01:02:47 - Cards!

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Host: Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson Unbridled is a podcast of the Civitas Institute of the University of Texas at Austin

Executive Producers:
Mat Hames
Beth Hames

Researcher: John Masko

Producer: Laura Utt

Editor: Josh Meyers

Post Production: Jacob Estrada

Camera: Josh Harwick, Nathan Jennings

Music by Brandon Shufflebarger