Natural Right and History
In this series of lectures Strauss makes the case that there is a clearly definable right and wrong. Some cultures and societies are necessarily better than others because they are guided by demonstrably better ideas. Strauss can be a challenging read, but this collection, a series of lectures he gave when he joined the University of Chicago, remains his most popular work.
Why this is libertarian/conservative: If you want to know the underlying philosophy of neoconservatism you need to know Leo Strauss. Strauss. Allan Bloom and Paul Wolfowitz are notable students of Strauss. As Deputy Secretary of Defense, Wolfowitz was instrumental in convincing the Bush administration to invade Iraq after 9/11. To better understand Wolfowitz's view of right and wrong, start with this collection of lecture by Strauss.
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