Civitas Outlook
Topic
Politics
Published on
January 15, 2026
Contributors
Peter Robinson
Leonard Leo
Episode 4
Peter Robinson Unbridled

Leonard Leo: The Conservative Fundraiser Remaking American Culture

About this episode

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.

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