For decades, as a leading figure in the Federalist Society and other conservative legal groups,
#Leonard #Leo identified and promoted the careers of lawyers and law clerks who shared his regressive views of the constitution.
He supported the confirmations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito.
Now, having done so much to influence American jurisprudence, Leo has set his sights on reshaping American culture.
His plans involve the #Teneo #Network, which describes itself as a "talent pipeline" for the conservative movement,
with ambitions to influence Hollywood, Silicon Valley and other cultural power centers that he and fellow conservatives see as dominated by liberals.

The proposed technique is similar to Leo's network of judicial nominees:
raising money from conservative donors to help identify, connect and promote the careers of like-minded people.

In the language of Teneo's one-page website, the group exists "to Recruit, Connect, and Deploy talented conservatives who lead opinion and shape the industries that shape society"
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/24/nx-s1-5199049/federalist-society-conservative-supreme-court

Inskeep: Do you see this as a multi-decade project, rather like the project for the judiciary has been?

Leo: Well, I think these kinds of changes do take time, although I have to say I am impressed by how quickly the Teneo Network has been able to build pipelines of talent in these places.

And I am also very impressed with how quickly you're seeing efforts, for example, in the journalism and entertainment spaces, the standing up of new production studios and news platforms.

Very impressed with the speed with which the debate about ESG [environmental, social and governance] has kind of flipped and changed.