Welcome to my website.
I am an author and journalist. My main area of interest is politics, with a particular focus on conservative thought in France and Britain.
Born in Paris in 1985, I grew up in Montpellier before joining the Ecole normale supérieure de la rue d’Ulm and then Sciences Po Paris. After working for a government minister and a think tank, I moved to London and became a journalist, before returning to Paris. I was editor-in-chief of the Debates/Ideas Pages at Le Point and then L’Express magazines. To find out more, please visit my LinkedIn page.
My first essay, Vous avez dit conservateur?, focused on British conservatism and the absence of a similar current in France; my second, Les hommes sont-ils obsolètes?, dealt with the status of men today; my third, De la France, investigated the political sources of what is sometimes called the ‘mal français’. In my latest book, La Gratitude, I explain why I am a conservative, and what conservatism is.
I have a strong interest for English-language non-fiction. I had the privilege to translate the English philosopher Roger Scruton, and then to supervise some translation works within a leading publishing company.
Today, I am also a member of the advisory board of the Fondapol, of the pedagogical committee of the ESJ Paris, of the Académie des Sciences Morales, des Lettres et des Arts de Versailles et d’Ile-de-France, and an editorial advisor to GenerationLibre.
You can find me in La Lettre de l’Expansion, where I analyse recently published English-language non-fiction books, on the RTL radio in « L’esprit de l’info », and on Arte in the Club 28 minutes.
I’m married with three children. I have been practicing yoga since 2023, and it has changed my life (a story I will tell one day). I like fine arts, especially painting, and I am currently studying history of art at the Ecole du Louvre.
For media and speaking requests, or any other professional opportunity, please write to contact@laetitia-strauch.com.
We can wander through this world, alienated, resentful, full of suspicion and distrust. Or we can find our home here, coming to rest in harmony with others and with ourselves. The experience of beauty guides us along this second path: it tells us that we are at home in the world, that the world is already ordered in our perceptions as a place fit for the lives of beings like us.
– Roger Scruton
