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Political Philosophy
Diminishing 'The Endarkenment' Nov. 10, 2024 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Restoring America’s Common Enterprise Oct. 27, 2024 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Left Falsely Portrays Disinformation as the Right’s Monopoly Oct. 20, 2024 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Jonathan Turley: The Struggle for and Promise of Free Speech Sept. 1, 2024 Discussing The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage by Jonathan Turley Real Clear Politics PDF version
In Search of Liberals of a More Liberal Persuasion July 28, 2024 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Antisemitism of the Left June 23, 2024 Real Clear Politics PDF version
National Conservatism and American Conservatism Join Issue June 16, 2024 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Yuval Levin Counsels Civic Renewal Through Constitutional Repair June 9, 2024 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Philip Howard Aims to Enhance Freedom by Restoring Authority Apr. 21, 2024 Discussing Everyday Freedom by Philip K. Howard Real Clear Politics PDF version
American Conservatism Clarifies National Conservatism’s Contribution Apr. 7, 2024 Discussing "National Conservatism vs. American Conservatism" by Charles Kesler Real Clear Politics PDF version
Trump-Reagan Fusion Can Win the New Cold War Mar. 24, 2024 Discussing We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War by Matthew Kroenig and Dan Negrea Real Clear Politics PDF version
Prof. Moyn's Jeremiad Against Limited Government Feb. 4, 2024 Discussing Liberalism Against Itself by Sam Moyn Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Task of Journalism in a Free Society Jan. 14, 2024 Discussing "The Art of Covering Politicians Who Lie" by Carl Cannon Real Clear Politics PDF version
2023
Princeton Conference Celebrates UDHR's 75th Birthday Dec. 17, 2023 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Primitive Pacifism of Pope Francis’ Lecture to Israel Dec. 13, 2023 with David B. Rivkin The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Bolstering US Foreign Policy by Repairing US Dysfunction Oct. 23, 2023 Discussing "The Dysfunctional Superpower" by Robert Gates Real Clear Politics PDF version
The 10/7 Attacks Oct. 11, 2023 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Conservatism -- and the Nation -- at a Crossroads Oct. 2, 2023 Discussing The New Conservative Dilemma: A Symposium in The New Criterion Real Clear Politics PDF version
Steadying Israel by Recalibrating the Separation of Powers Sep. 10, 2023 Discussing The Moment Before the Constitutional Chaos by Raz Nizri Real Clear Politics PDF version
Restoring Conditions in Israel that Make Compromise Viable Sep. 3, 2023 Discussing Israel’s Elites Revolt Against Democracy by Gadi Taub Real Clear Politics PDF version
Averting Constitutional Crisis in Israel Aug. 13, 2023 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Patrick Deneen’s Common-Good Conservatism Manifesto May 28, 2023 Discussing Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future by Patrick J. Deneen The Washington Free Beacon PDF version
Restoring Israel's Founding Balance Apr. 23, 2023 Discussing Saving Israel by Ari Shavit Real Clear Politics PDF version
Israel Averts Disaster but Enmities Hinder Enduring Reform Apr. 1, 2023 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Pertinence of Israel’s Declaration of Independence Mar. 5, 2023 Discussing Israel’s Declaration of Independence by Neil Rogachevsky and Dov Zigler Real Clear Politics PDF version
Israel’s Constitutional Counterrevolution Feb. 5, 2023 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Reinvigorating America’s Commercial Republic Jan. 29, 2023 Discussing The Next American Economy by Samuel Gregg Real Clear Politics PDF version
Journalism, Universities, and the Containment of Ideology Jan. 15, 2023 Discussing Ideological Fixation by Azar Gat Real Clear Politics PDF version
Populism, Freedom, the National Interest, and the American Spirit Jan. 8, 2023 Real Clear Politics PDF version
2022
Ronald Reagan's Lessons for the China Challenge Dec. 18, 2022 Discussing The Peacemaker by William Inboden Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Bold, the Principled, and the Conservative Dec. 6, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Israel Puts Netanyahu’s Conservative Zionism to the Test Nov. 27, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Senator Cotton vs. Progressive Foreign Policy Nov. 13, 2022 Considering Only the Strong by Sen. Tom Cotton Real Clear Politics PDF version
Faith and Human Rights at the G20 Religion Forum in Indonesia Nov. 5, 2022 Based on remarks delivered Nov. 3, 2022, at the G20 Religion Forum in Bali, Indonesia Real Clear Politics PDF version
Religious Liberty and Natural-Rights Constitutionalism Oct. 30, 2022 Discussing Religious Liberty and the American Founding by Vincent Phillip Muñoz Real Clear Politics PDF version
Fidelity to Our Founding Principles Requires Conserving the Constitution Oct. 16, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Progressives See Extremism Only on the Other Side Oct. 2, 2022 Discussing A Crisis Coming by David Leonhardt Real Clear Politics PDF version
Claremont McKenna Circumvents Due Process To Curtail Speech Sept. 25, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Intra-Conservative Quarrel Over Universal Principles Sept. 9, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Folly of Brilliance Sept. 2022 A review of Professor of Apocalypse by Jerry Z. Muller Commentary PDF version
The Conservative Puzzle in Israel Aug. 7, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
In Appreciation of Harvey Mansfield at 90 July 10, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Recalibrating Fukuyama’s Remedy for Liberalism’s Discontents June 5, 2022 Discussing Liberalism and Its Discontents by Francis Fukuyama Real Clear Politics PDF version
Redefining Conservatism to Remake America May 29, 2022 A review of Conservatism: A Rediscovery by Yoram Hazony The Washington Free Beacon PDF version
The West’s War on the West Apr. 24, 2022 Discussing The War on the West by Douglas Murray Real Clear Politics PDF version
"The Elements of the China Challenge": Response and Restatement April 8, 2022 In China: A Symposium The American Purpose PDF version
A symposium featuring "The Elements of the China Challenge": Response and Restatement April 8, 2022 The American Purpose PDF version
Too Good to Be True: The Virtues and Vices of Common-Good Constitutionalism Mar. 20, 2022 A review of Common Good Constitutionalism by Adrian Vermeule The Washington Free Beacon PDF version
Problems Abound but Liberal Democracy in Israel Perseveres Mar. 6, 2022 Discussing The Israeli Century by Yossi Shain Real Clear Politics PDF version
'Natcons,’ Progressive Elites, and Illiberal Overreach Feb. 18, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Debate Over 'Common-Good Conservatism' Jan. 16, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
David Brooks's Requiem for Conservatism's Most Recent Death Jan. 2, 2022 Real Clear Politics PDF version
2021
Race, Justice, and the Old-Fashioned Liberal Spirit Dec. 12, 2021 Discussing Woke Racism by John McWhorter Real Clear Politics PDF version
Conservatism, Freedom, and the Common Good Dec. 5, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Responsibly Championing Human Rights Nov. 21, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
An Open Letter to Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken Oct. 31, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Left Contributes More Than Its Share to Disunity Oct. 27, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Michael Sandel’s Vain Quest for the Common Good Oct. 17, 2021 A review of The Tyranny of Merit by Michael J. Sandel The Washington Free Beacon PDF version
Harry Jaffa’s Love-Hate Relationship With Moderation Sept. 19, 2021 A review of The Soul of Politics by Glenn Ellmers The Washington Free Beacon PDF version
David Brooks Reproaches Elites, Recycles Clichés About the People Aug. 22, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Blinken's Diversity & Inclusion Plan Erodes Equality & Excellence Aug. 8, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Roots of the Elite Left's Attack on Freedom July 25, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Clash Within Liberal Democracy: Israel, the United States, and the West July 21, 2021 Mosaic Magazine PDF version
America's Long-Running Conversation About Race and Justice July 13, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Rhodes Rage June 27, 2021 Washington Free Beacon PDF version
Dershowitz's Lesson in Cultivating Respect for Free Speech June 27, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Civic Action, Civil Discourse & the Dogma of Systemic Racism June 13, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Civic-Education Battles May 30, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Securing Freedom by Multiplying Associations May 16, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
An Open Letter to Swarthmore President Valerie Smith May 2, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Secretary Blinken Politicizes Human Rights Apr. 9, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Conflating Criticism and Cancellation Mar. 13, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Crisis, Resilience, and American Conservatism Feb. 28, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Biden Administration and the China Challenge Feb. 22, 2021 Newsweek PDF version
Hyper-Polarization, Executive Power, and the Constitution Jan. 31, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Reclaiming Common Ground: Racism, Kendi & the Capitol Riot Jan. 24, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Commission on Unalienable Rights: Lessons Learned by Peter Berkowitz and Mary Ann Glendon Jan. 8, 2021 Real Clear Politics PDF version
2020
'The Elements of the China Challenge': A Reply to Critics Dec. 27, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Conversation with Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Peter Berkowitz on Unalienable Rights Oct. 2020 Uncommon Knowledge, with Peter Robinson
China, Foreign Affairs & the Anti-Ideology Delusion Oct. 4, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The United States, National Traditions, and Human Rights Fall 2020 Telos PDF version
China's Brand of Communism Aug. 30, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The China Challenge and America's Founding Principles Aug. 8, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Unalienable Rights, the American Tradition, and Foreign Policy July 30, 2020 A Tikvah Podcast
Regrounding U.S. Diplomacy in America's Founding Principles July 19, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The United States, National Traditions, and Human Rights July 5, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Pride, Humility, and America’s Dedication to Human Rights June 7, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Rights and Regulation in the Internet Age May 17, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Centrality of Religious Liberty Apr. 26, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Liberal Democracy's Advantage in Addressing COVID-19 Mar. 29, 2020 Discussing The Return of Great Power Rivalry by Matthew Kroenig Real Clear Politics PDF version
Rediscovering Western Civilization Mar. 15, 2020 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Capitalism, Socialism, And Freedom Feb. 24, 2020 The Hoover Institution
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1619, and Respecting the Facts of America's Founding Feb. 19, 2020 Real Clear Politics
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Remedying Polarization with Constitutionalism Jan. 26, 2020 Real Clear Politics
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2019
America's Proud Legacy of Liberty Dec. 28, 2019 Discussing Give Me Liberty: A History of America’s Exceptional Idea by Richard Brookhiser Real Clear Politics
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Unalienable Rights, Reconstruction, and Constitutional Continuity Oct. 19, 2019 Real Clear Politics
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Criticisms Illustrate Need for State Dept. Human Rights Panel Sept. 15, 2019 Real Clear Politics
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Isaiah Berlin's Many-Sided Concept of Liberty Aug. 31, 2019 Real Clear Politics
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Fukuyama’s ‘The End of History?’ -- 30 Years Later Aug. 4, 2019 Real Clear Politics
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George Will's Guide to Conserving the Founders' Liberalism July 18, 2019 Discussing The Conservative Sensibility, by George Will Real Clear Politics
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A Delusive Assurance That All Is Well on Campus July 5, 2019 Real Clear Politics
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Conservatism and the Repair of the Republic June 29, 2019 Discussing The Death of Politics by Peter Wehner Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Madisonian Remedy to the Social Media Revolution June 22, 2019 Discussing The Social Media Upheaval by Glenn Harlan Reynolds Real Clear Politics PDF version
Liberalism in the Progressive -- and in the Larger -- Sense June 8, 2019 Discussing A Thousand Small Sanities by Adam Gopnik Real Clear Politics PDF version
Bridging the Religious-Secular Divide May 19, 2019 Discussing Return Without Faith by Micah Goodman Real Clear Politics PDF version
An American Heresy May 8, 2019 A response to Ryan Williams The American Mind PDF version
Recovering the Christian Foundations of Human Rights Apr. 20, 2019 Discussing Liberty in the Things of God by Robert Louis Wilkens Real Clear Politics PDF version
Defending Democratic Norms Means Defending Free Speech Apr. 7, 2019 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Can the Federal Government Rescue Campus Free Speech? Mar. 31, 2019 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Most Politically Intolerant Americans Mar. 21, 2019 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Conserving International Order Mar. 10, 2019 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Rethinking Democracy Promotion and Nationalism Mar. 3, 2019 Discussing The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth by Michael Mandelbaum Real Clear Politics PDF version
Creating an Ivory Tower Welcoming to Conservatives Feb. 23, 2019 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Colleges' Transformed Mission Misses the Mark Feb. 15, 2019 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Conflating Ideas Weakens Constitutional Principles Jan. 30, 2019 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Conservatism and the People Winter 2019 City Journal PDF version
2018
Locke, Liberty, and Liberalism Dec. 2018 Interview with host Russ Roberts EconTalk PDF version
What the New Congress Can Learn From Aristotle Dec. 11, 2018 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Liberal Education as an Antidote to Identity Politics Nov. 25, 2018 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Conservatism and Populism Go Back Centuries Nov. 7, 2018 Wall Street Journal PDF version
2018 Wriston Lecture: The Conservative Challenge in a Populist Moment Oct. 30, 2018 Manhattan Institute PDF version
Anti-Liberal Zealotry -- Parts I-V Sept. 14-28, 2018 Real Clear Policy PDF version
Anti-Liberal Zealotry -- Part V: Rediscovering Liberalism Sept. 28, 2018 Real Clear Policy PDF version
Anti-Liberal Zealotry -- Part IV: Classical and Modern Lessons of Moderation Sept. 27, 2018 Real Clear Policy PDF version
Anti-Liberal Zealotry -- Part III: Locke and the Liberal Tradition Sept. 21, 2018 Real Clear Policy PDF version
Anti-Liberal Zealotry -- Part II: The Crux of Deneen's Critique of Liberalism Sept. 19, 2018 Real Clear Policy PDF version
Anti-Liberal Zealotry -- Part I: Our Immoderation Sept. 14, 2018 Real Clear Policy PDF version
Israel Wrestles With Nationalism and Freedom Aug. 29, 2018 Discussing The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony Real Clear Politics PDF version
Conservatism's Challenges in the Age of Trump July 8, 2018 Discussing Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition by Roger Scruton Real Clear Politics PDF version
Religious Freedom Isn't Baked into Wedding Cake Ruling June 13, 2018 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Duke Erodes Liberal Education June 2, 2018 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Can Trump's Populist-Conservative Coalition Hold? May 20, 2018 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Liberal Education and Liberal Democracy Apr. 20, 2018 A revised and expanded version of the 2018 Scalia Lecture The Weekly Standard PDF version
Vilifying Israel, Corrupting the University Apr. 14, 2018 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Colleges' Central Mission Erodes -- and Free Speech With It Apr. 7, 2018 Discussing Speak Freely by Keith Whittington Real Clear Politics PDF version
Defending Liberal Democracy April 2018 Conversations with Bill Kristol PDF version
How to Confront a Crisis of Cultural Confidence Mar. 15, 2018 A review of Leading a Worthy Life by Leon Kass Mosaic Magazine PDF version
The 2018 Justice Antonin Scalia Lecture Feb. 5, 2018 Delivered at Harvard Law School
A Summons to Save Democracy Jan. 20, 2018 Discussing The Fight Against This Age by Rob Riemen Real Clear Politics PDF version
Bridging Conservative Divides Jan. 4, 2018 Real Clear Politics PDF version
2017
Exploring the Bonds of Judaism and Conservatism Dec. 8, 2017 Real Clear Politics PDF version
What Elites Still Don't Understand About Populism Nov. 27, 2017 Discussing Vox Populi, edited by Roger Kimball Real Clear Politics PDF version
What Colleges Must Do to Promote Diversity -- of Thought Oct. 12, 2017 Discussing Free Speech on Campus by Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Liberal Calls Out His Party for Its Identity Politics Aug. 25, 2017 Discussing The Once and Future Liberal by Mark Lilla Real Clear Politics PDF version
Steadfast Defender of Classical Liberalism Aug. 15, 2017 Discussing Free People, Free Markets by George Melloan Real Clear Politics PDF version
Campus Declarations of War on Free Speech Aug. 4, 2017 A response to Commentary's summer symposium, "Is Free Speech Under Threat?" Real Clear Politics PDF version
What Left & Right Missed in Trump's Warsaw Speech July 31, 2017 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Bridging the Conservative Divide June 26, 2017 A response to “What Is Conservatism?” by Ofir Hairy and Yoram Hazony Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Balm for the Pathologies of Postmodernism June 14, 2017 A review of Past and Present by Gertrude Himmelfarb Mosaic Magazine PDF version
The People vs. the Political Professionals June 13, 2017 A response to "More professionalism, less populism," by Jonathan Rauch and Benjamin Wittes Real Clear Politics PDF version
Confronting the Administrative Power Grab June 11, 2017 Discussing The Administrative Threat by Philip Hamburger Real Clear Politics PDF version
How Elites Got Us Into Trouble -- and Can Help Get Us Out June 2, 2017 Discussing The Retreat of Western Liberalism by Edward Luce Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Heretic at Duke Divinity School May 21, 2017 [Print edition: May 22, 2017] Wall Street Journal PDF version
What 'Fascism' Talk Really Accomplishes May 7, 2017 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Moderation Is in Short Supply -- and Much Needed Apr. 22, 2017 Discussing Faces of Moderation by Aurelian Craiutu Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Task of the Public Intellectual Apr. 19, 2017 2017 Bradley Prize Remarks Defining Ideas PDF version
The Illusory Quest for a Vital American Center Apr. 6, 2017 A review of American Covenant by Philip Gorski Mosaic Magazine PDF version
It’s Racial Indoctrination Day at an Upscale Chicagoland School Feb. 17, 2017 Wall Street Journal PDF version
Trump's Rise, Elites' Fall, Rot at the Top in Higher Ed Feb. 10, 2017 Real Clear Politics PDF version
How State Lawmakers Can Restore Freedom on Campus Jan. 30, 2017 Wall Street Journal PDF version
Trump Can Help Debunk Alleged College 'Rape Culture' Jan. 29, 2017 Discussing The Campus Rape Frenzy: The Attack on Due Process at America’s Universities by KC Johnson and Stuart Taylor, Jr. Real Clear Politics PDF version
Trump's GOP: Perched Between Risk and Opportunity Jan. 25, 2017 Discussing The Fourth Way by Hugh Hewitt Real Clear Politics PDF version
In Trump Era, a Chance to Reboot Conservatism Jan. 21, 2017 Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Defense of Obama That Cherry-Picks the Facts Jan. 17, 2017 Discussing Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail by Jonathan Chait Real Clear Politics PDF version
2016
Teaching the Tradition of Freedom to Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Dec. 29, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Can Trump and Constitutional Conservatism Coexist? Dec. 11, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Poor Guide for Trump's High Court Choices Nov. 28, 2016 Discussing The Constitution Today by Akhil Reed Amar Real Clear Politics PDF version
Liberal Education and Its Betrayal Nov. 15, 2016 A Tikvah Podcast
Why the Right Splintered But the Left United Nov. 2, 2016 Discussing The Demon in Democracy by Ryszard Legutko Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Salutary Thesis Overestimates the Bible, and Underestimates Modern Thought Sept. 26, 2016 Mosaic Magazine PDF version
Dowd on America's Dangerous Choice Sept. 10, 2016 Discussing The Year of Voting Dangerously by Maureen Dowd Real Clear Politics PDF version
AP Course Standards Have Fallen Prey to Partisanship Sept. 3, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Battle for Religious Liberty Will Be Won on the Field of Education Aug. 22, 2016 Mosaic Magazine PDF version
Comey Failed to Act in the Public Interest July 16, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Perils of Moral Narcissism July 12, 2016 Discussing I Know Best by Roger L. Simon Real Clear Politics PDF version
Civics Textbook Wars: Israeli Right Strikes Back June 28, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Rauch's Case That Reform Ruined US Politics June 22, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Strassel Nails the Left's 'Intimidation' Crusade June 18, 2016 Discussing The Intimidation Game by Kimberly Strassel Real Clear Politics PDF version
Presidential Hopefuls Desert Moderation, Democracy's Glue June 2, 2016 Discussing Democracy in Moderation by Paul Carrese Real Clear Politics PDF version
Reasonable Reforms for a Fractured America May 22, 2016 Discussing The Fractured Republic by Yuval Levin Real Clear Politics PDF version
An Assault on Due Process at UC Berkeley May 17, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Our Polarized Politics Are Tied to Flaws in Education May 6, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Moderate Game Plan for the GOP Apr. 8, 2016 Discussing Going Red by Ed Morrissey Real Clear Politics PDF version
What Was Wrong with the Old Zionism? Mar. 30, 2016 A review of A Political Theory for the Jewish People by Chaim Gans Mosaic Magazine PDF version
Israel's 'Sorrow of the Left' Mar. 24, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Require Western Civ Courses -- and End College Dark Ages Feb. 24, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Tradition of Liberal Education Is Under Assault Feb. 11, 2016 A response to "The Coddling of the Conservative Mind" by Jim Sleeper Real Clear Politics PDF version
Why Colleges' Common Reading Lists Get an F Feb. 9, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Cruz, Trump and the Caricature of Conservatism Feb. 7, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
American Exceptionalism and the 2016 Campaign Jan. 22, 2016 Real Clear Politics PDF version
'Anti-Education: On the Future of Our Educational Institutions'--Criticism from Friedrich Nietzsche Jan. 20, 2016 A review of Friedrich Nietzsche, edited by Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon Commonweal PDF version
What EJ Dionne Doesn't Get About Conservatism Jan. 15, 2016 Discussing Why the Right Went Wrong by EJ Dionne Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Nation-State Is Needed Now More Than Ever Jan. 11, 2016 Mosaic PDF version
2015
Universities Losing Control After Decades of Indoctrination Dec. 15, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Can Trump, Cruz Win Over GOP's "Four Factions"? Dec. 10, 2015 Discussing The Four Faces of the Republican Party by Henry Olsen and Dante J. Scala Real Clear Politics PDF version
Yale Gives in to the Grievance Culture Nov. 20, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Yale's Scary Halloween Tale Nov. 12, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Peggy Noonan's Words to Live By Nov. 11, 2015 Discussing The Time of Our Lives by Peggy Noonan Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Misguided Resolution to the Culture Wars Oct. 19, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Women and the Workplace-Parenthood Squeeze Sept. 29, 2015 Discussing Unfinished Business by Anne Marie Slaughter Real Clear Politics PDF version
What Unites Conservatives Sept. 15, 2015 Discussing the reissue of What Is Conservatism? Real Clear Politics PDF version
Colleges' Big Fail: Protecting Feelings, But Not Speech Sept. 1, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Long Rise of the Secular Faith Aug. 24, 2015 Mosaic Magazine PDF version
The Conservative Heart August 5, 2015 A review of The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America by Arthur C. Brooks Defining Ideas PDF version
Walzer's Paradox August 2015 A review of The Paradox of Liberation by Michael Walzer First Things PDF version
The Right Way Forward for Conservatism July 24, 2015 Wall Street Journal PDF version
Why King v. Burwell Should Cheer the Right July 7, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Anti-Israel Group a Threat to Liberal Democracy June 17, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Conversation with Peter Berkowitz June 8, 2015 Video on Conversations with Bill Kristol The Foundation for Constitutional Government PDF version
Paulsens Give the Constitution Its Due June 7, 2015 Discussing The Constitution: An Introduction by Michael Stokes Paulsen and Luke Paulsen Real Clear Politics PDF version
College Board's Reckless Spin on US History June 2, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Obama Doctrine: A Recipe for Failure Overseas May 21, 2015 Discussing The Obama Doctrine by Colin Dueck Real Clear Politics PDF version
Bibi Won, But Path Forward Won't Veer Right Mar. 18, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
"Conservatarians" Welcome Both Cowboys, Community Mar. 8, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Why the Left Casts a Blind Eye on Radical Islam Feb. 7, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Univerity's Free Speech Policy Is the Exception -- Sadly Jan. 24, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Tradition -- the Beating Heart of a Democracy Jan. 13, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Israel's Jewish Nation-State Proposal Still Looms Jan. 4, 2015 Real Clear Politics PDF version
2014
The Demise of Due Process on Campus Dec. 26, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Lessons for Obama in a Still Relevant 1964 Text Dec. 16, 2014 Discussing the 50th-anniversary edition of Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism by James Burnham Real Clear Politics PDF version
In a Fragmented Age, Spotlighting the Core of What Unites Us Nov. 30, 2014 Discussing Inventing the Individual by Larry Siedentop Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Poverty of Obama's Pragmatism Nov. 9, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
New Republic Falls Short of the True Liberalism It Champions Oct. 13, 2014 Discussing Insurrections of the Mind, edited by Franklin Foer Real Clear Politics PDF version
Obama and Islam: A Tale of Three Speeches Sept. 23, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Addressing the Crisis in Liberal Education -- Too Liberally Aug. 30, 2014 Discussing Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz Real Clear Politics PDF version
Leo Strauss's Political Philosophy: Reviled But Redeemed Aug. 16, 2014 Discussing Leo Strauss and the Problem of Political Philosophy by Michael P. Zuckert and Catherine H. Zuckert Real Clear Politics
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Burmese Visitors Get a Taste of Democracy and Hope July 25, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Left's Hollow Complaints About Hobby Lobby July 12, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Obama's "Drop the Politics" Plea: Demagoguery in Disguise July 8, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
An Open Letter to Swarthmore's Board of Managers June 28, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Practical Plan for Recalibrating Conservatism June 9, 2014 Discussing Room to Grow: Conservative Reforms for a Limited Government and a Thriving Middle Class by Peter Wehner, et al. Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Conservative's Case for Moderation May 14, 2014 Discussing The Meaning of Conservatism by Roger Scruton Real Clear Politics PDF version
Giving Liberalism Its Due -- and Taking It to Task May 8, 2014 Discussing Liberalism: The Life of an Idea by Edmund Fawcett Real Clear Politics PDF version
Kibbe's Tea Party Rx Lacks Key Ingredient: Compromise May 1, 2014 Discussing Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto by Matt Kibbe Real Clear Politics PDF version
Gay-Marriage Backers, Admirably Open to Dissent Apr. 23, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Peter Schuck's Rx for Big Government's Ills Discussing Why Government Fails So Often And How It Can Do Better by Peter Schuck Mar. 25, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Spirit of Conservative Reform Feb. 8, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
A Case of Faculty Discrimination Based on Politics Feb. 8, 2014 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Exceptionalism Doesn't Work That Way Feb. 1, 2014 A response to Peter Beinart National Journal PDF version
Debate Club Feb. 2014 A review of The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left by Yuval Levin The New Criterion PDF version
Secrecy and Accountability in a Digital Age Jan. 16, 2014 Republished from The Briefing Real Clear Politics PDF version
Obamacare and the Assault on Individual Liberty Jan. 11, 2014 Real Clear Politics PDF version
2013
Liberals' Love-Hate Relationship with the Law Dec. 2, 2013 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Church, State and Neutrality: A Helpful Guidebook Nov. 11, 2013 Discussing Defending American Religious Neutrality by Andrew Koppelman Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Harm in Hate Speech Laws Fall 2013 A review of The Harm in Hate Speech by Jeremy Waldron The Hedgehog Review PDF version
We Need a Realistic Path to Government Reform Oct. 16, 2013 Discussing The Liberty Amendments by Mark Levin Real Clear Politics PDF version
Progressivism as Religion: Dworkin's Flawed Belief Oct. 6, 2013 Discussing Religion Without God by Ronald Dworkin Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Intransigence of Progressivism Sept. 21, 2013 Real Clear Politics PDF version
Tenets of Liberal Education Underpin Government Abuses June 11, 2013 Real Clear Politics PDF version
The Decalogue and Liberal Democracy June 11, 2013 Response to Leon R. Kass on The Ten Commandments Mosaic PDF version
The Flawed Case Tying Conservatism to Racism Mar. 5, 2013 Real Clear Politics PDF version
A conversation about conservatism (part 2) Feb. 10, 2013 The continuation of a Q&A about Constitutional Conservatism: Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation Right Turn, washingtonpost.com PDF version
A conversation about conservatism (part 1) Feb. 8, 2013 A Q&A about Constitutional Conservatism: Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation Right Turn, washingtonpost.com PDF version
2012
Conservative Survival in a Progressive Age Dec. 12, 2012 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Burke Between Liberty and Tradition Dec. 2012/Jan. 2013 Policy Review PDF version
The Constitution and Globalization Aug./Sept. 2012 A review of Taming Globalization: International Law, the US Constitution, and the New World Order by Julian Ku and John Yoo Policy Review PDF version
Reading into the Constitution June/July 2012 A review of Living Originalism by Jack M. Balkin Policy Review PDF version
Why Colleges Don't Teach the Federalist Papers May 7, 2012 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Zionism, Health Care and the Illiberalism of Progressive Minds Apr. 8, 2012 Real Clear Politics PDF version
How California's Colleges Indoctrinate Students Mar. 31, 2012 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Burke's Words Should Hearten Dismayed Conservatives Feb. 25, 2012 Real Clear Politics PDF version
2011
Boot Camp for Citizens Dec. 9, 2011 A review of Teaching America by David Feith The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Gordon Wood's America Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012 A review of The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States by Gordon Wood Policy Review PDF version
Sinister Times And What to Do Nov. 4, 2011 A review of Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It by Alan Wolfe The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Religion in America Oct./Nov. 2011 A review of American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us by Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell Policy Review PDF version
The Myth of Conservative Purity Sept. 7, 2011 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Clarence Thomas, Plato and 'Grand Theft Auto' July 1, 2011 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Liberal Internationalism and Freedom June/July 2011 A review of Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order by G. John Ikenberry Policy Review PDF version
Truman, Reagan, and Bush Were Right Feb. 23, 2011 Pajamasmedia.com PDF version
Criticizing Elites, Cultivating Excellence Feb. 10, 2011 Pajamasmedia.com PDF version
What Would a Return to the Constitution Entail? Jan. 7, 2011 Pajamasmedia.com PDF version
2010
Obama and the State of Progressivism, 2011 Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011 Policy Review PDF version
E. J. Dionne Misunderstands the Tea Party Oct. 25, 2010 The Weekly Standard Online PDF version
Why Liberals Don't Get the Tea Party Movement Oct. 16, 2010 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
The Cheshire Cat Conservative Oct./Nov. 2010 A review of Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, and Illuminations: A William F. Buckley Jr. Omnibus, edited by Linda Bridges and Roger Kimball Policy Review PDF version
The Death of Conservatism Was Greatly Exaggerated Aug. 28, 2010 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Conservatism and the Spirit of Reform June 19, 2010 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Why Liberal Education Matters May 15, 2010 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
The Exceptional Document Apr./May 2010 A review of The Citizen's Constitution: An Annotated Guide by Seth Lipsky Policy Review PDF version
The New Progressivism: Same as the Old Progressivism? Jan. 21, 2010 Pajamasmedia.com PDF version
Universal Questioner Winter 2010 Speech delivered at the May 2009 Oslo Freedom Forum Hoover Digest PDF version
2009
Alive and Well Dec. 28, 2009 A review of Reappraising the Right: The Past and Future of American Conservatism by George H. Nash The Weekly Standard PDF version
An Exaggerated Death Sept. 3, 2009 A review of The Death of Conservatism by Sam Tanenhaus National Review Online PDF version
Conserving Aug./Sept. 2009 A review of The Conservatives: Ideas and Personalities Throughout American History by Patrick Allitt Policy Review PDF version
Conservatism and the University Curriculum June 13, 2009 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
God and John Rawls June/July 2009 A review of A Brief Inquiry into the Meaning of Sin and Faith by John Rawls, edited by Thomas Nagel Policy Review PDF version
His Liberal Hour May 25, 2009 A review of The Future of Liberalism by Alan Wolfe The Weekly Standard PDF version
Pragmatism Obama Style May 4, 2009 The Weekly Standard PDF version
Constitutional Conservatism Feb./Mar. 2009 Policy Review PDF version PDF version
Bush Hatred and Obama Euphoria Are Two Sides of the Same Coin Jan. 31, 2009 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Conservatives Can Unite Around the Constitution Jan. 2, 2009 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
2008
The European Left and Ours Dec. 2008/Jan. 2009 Policy Review PDF version
Towering Ivories Nov. 3, 2008 A review of Save the World on Your Own Time by Stanley Fish The Weekly Standard PDF version
Leviathan Then and Now Oct./Nov. 2008 Policy Review PDF version
Bookends: 11/9 and 9/11 Fall 2008 A review of America Between the Wars‚ From 11/9 to 9/11: The Misunderstood Years Between the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Start of the War on Terror by Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier, and The Return of History and the End of Dreams by Robert Kagan World Affairs PDF version
Debates Should Be More than Sound Bites Oct. 1, 2008 Politico PDF version
Is Neoconservatism Jewish? Apr. 2008 Sh'ma PDF version
The Persistence of Religion Spring 2008 A review of A Secular Age by Charles Taylor The Claremont Review of Books PDF version
On Toleration Mar./Apr. 2008 A review of Pernicious Tolerance: How Teaching to 'Accept Differences' Undermines Civil Society by Robert Weissberg, and Regulating Aversion: Tolerance in the Age of Identity and Empire by Wendy Brown The American Interest PDF version
Teaching The Federalist in South Korea Feb. 29, 2008 National Review Online PDF version
2007
What Is a University for? Dec. 2007/Jan. 2008 A review of Education's End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life by Anthony T. Kronman Policy Review PDF version
The Insanity of Bush Hatred Nov. 14. 2007 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Ethics 101 Oct. 8, 2007 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Contested Authority Sept. 15, 2007 A review of The Stillborn God by Mark Lilla The Wall Street Journal PDF version
American Creed July 15, 2007 A review of Americanism: The Fourth Great American Religion by David Gelernter The New York Post PDF version
Spinoza's Religion June/July 2007 A review of Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity by Rebecca Goldstein Policy Review PDF version
The Conservative Mind May 29, 2007 The Wall Street Journal PDF version
Proudly Liberal Apr./May 2007 A review of Freedom's Power: The True Force of Liberalism by Paul Starr Policy Review PDF version
Illiberal Liberalism Apr. 2007 A review of Is Democracy Possible Here? Principles for a New Political Debate by Ronald Dworkin First Things PDF version
Excommunication for Thee Feb. 26, 2007 The Weekly Standard PDF version
The Longer Way 2007 In Why I Turned Right: Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys, edited by Mary Eberstadt Simon and Schuster PDF version
2006
Liberal Education, Then and Now Dec. 2006/Jan. 2007 Essay based on a lecture originally titled "John Stuart Mill's Idea of a University, and Our Own," delivered at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, Sept. 15, 2006, at a symposium honoring the 200th anniversary of Mill's birth and the address on liberal education he delivered there in 1867. Policy Review PDF version
Against Relativism Oct. 23, 2006 A review of Neoconservatism: Why We Need It by Douglas Murray The Weekly Standard PDF version
Partisan Freedom Oct./Nov. 2006 A review of Whose Freedom: The Battle Over America's Most Important Idea by George Lakoff Policy Review PDF version
Freedom at War Sept. 18, 2006 A review of Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency by Richard A. Posner The Weekly Standard PDF version
War-Torn Democrats Aug./Sept. 2006 A review of With All Our Might: A Progressive Strategy for Defeating Jihadism and Defending Liberty, edited by Will Marshall, and The Good Fight: Why Liberals --- and Only Liberals --- Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again by Peter Beinart Policy Review PDF version
When Liberalism Was Young Summer 2006 A review of John Stuart Mill: A Biography by Nicholas Capaldi The Claremont Review of Books PDF version
Gentlemen Revolutionaries June/July 2006 A review of Revolutionary Characters: What Made The Founders Different by Gordon S. Wood Policy Review PDF version
The Ambiguities of Rawls's Influence Mar. 2006 Vol. 4/No. 1, pp. 121-127 Perspectives on Politics PDF version
2005
Democratizing the Constitution Dec. 2005/Jan. 2006 A review of Active Liberty: Interpreting our Democratic Constitution by Stephen Breyer Policy Review PDF version
Democracy's Challenge 2005 An introduction to Democracy Dialogues, a Web site produced and maintained by the US Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs PDF version
The Court, the Constitution, and the Culture of Freedom Aug./Sept. 2005 Policy Review PDF version
Liberty First, Democracy Later June 10, 2005 Haaretz PDF version
Laws of Nations Apr./May 2005 A review of A New World Order by Anne-Marie Slaughter, The Limits of International Law by Jack Goldsmith and Eric Posner, and Law without Nations? Why Constitutional Government Requires Sovereign States by Jeremy Rabkin Policy Review PDF version
Variety, Vulnerability Describe US Politics Feb. 26, 2005 Syndicated by Knight Ridder The Taiwan News
2004
Enlightenment Rightly Understood Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005 A review of The Roads to Modernity: The British, French and American Enlightenments by Gertrude Himmelfarb Policy Review PDF version
Introduction 2004 Introduction to Varieties of Progressivism in America Hoover Institution Press PDF version
Introduction 2004 Introduction to Varieties of Conservatism in America Hoover Institution Press PDF version
Tabloid Scholarship Oct. 3, 2004 A review of Leo Strauss and the Politics of American Empire by Anne Norton The New York Post PDF version
Bush v. Gore Comes Back Sept. 23, 2004 p. 9 The New York Sun
Liberalism and Power 2004 In Beyond Paradise and Power, ed. Tod Lindberg (New York: Routledge) PDF version
Real Republicans Sept. 2, 2004 p. 16 The New York Sun PDF version
Lubavitchers and Liberals Aug./Sept. 2004 A review of Lubavitchers as Citizens: A Paradox of Liberal Democracy by Jan Feldman Policy Review PDF version
2003
A Guide to US Liberalism Dec. 9, 2003 The Jerusalem Post PDF version
Introduction 2003 Introduction to Never a Matter of Indifference: Sustaining Virtue in a Free Republic Hoover Institution Press
Bush and the Liberal Tradition Nov. 14, 2003 Upfront, p. 15 The Jerusalem Post PDF version
Liberalism and School Choice 2003 Contribution to The Future of School Choice, edited by Paul Peterson pp. 107-131 Hoover Institution Press
The Liberal Spirit in America Aug./Sept. 2003 pp. 29-47 Policy Review PDF version
The Demagoguery of Democratic Theory Winter-Spring 2003 vol. 15, nos. 1-2 Critical Review PDF version
What Hath Strauss Wrought June 2, 2003 The Weekly Standard PDF version
2002
The Academic Liberal Dec. 16, 2002 The Weekly Standard PDF version
Reasonable Doubts Dec. 15, 2002 A review of Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Modern Philosophy by Susan Neiman, and Truth and Truthfulness: An Essay in Genealogy by Bernard Williams p. BW04 The Washington Post PDF version
Hamilton, Madison and Jay in Jerusalem Dec. 2, 2002 The Weekly Standard PDF version
Byron at Ground Zero Nov. 4, 2002 A review of Romantics at War: Glory and Guilt in the Age of Terrorism by George P. Fletcher pp. 31-37 The New Republic PDF version
The Pathos of the Kass Report Oct./Nov. 2002 A review of Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry, a report by the President's Council on Bioethics pp. 71-78 Policy Review PDF version
Beyond Good and Evil Aug. 18, 2002 A review of Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography by Rüdiger Safranski, trans. Shelley Frisch, and Zarathustra's Secret: The Interior Life of Friedrich Nietzsche by Joachim Köhler, translated by Ronald Taylor p. BW15 The Washington Post PDF version
Fish Story June 28, 2002 The New Republic (online exclusive) PDF version
After Autonomy June 17, 2002 A review of Liberal Pluralism: The Implications of Value Pluralism for Political Theory and Practice by William Galston pp. 35-39 The Weekly Standard PDF version
In Praise of Balance May 20, 2002 A review of The Ship of State by Norma Thompson pp. 41-45 The New Republic PDF version
John Rawls and the Liberal Faith Spring 2002 pp. 60-69 The Wilson Quarterly PDF version
Jane Addams's Values Mar. 25, 2002 A review of Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy by Jean Bethke Elshtain, and The Jane Addams Reader, edited by Jean Bethke Elshtain pp. 36-38 The Weekly Standard PDF version
2001
Giving Sophistry a Bad Name Dec. 31, 2001/Jan. 7, 2002 pp. 18-19 The Weekly Standard PDF version
The Continuing Controversy Over Bush v. Gore Dec. 12, 2001 National Review (online exclusive) PDF version
The Professors and Bush v. Gore Autumn 2001 pp. 76-89 The Wilson Quarterly PDF version
Money and Love Oct. 1, 2001 A review of Economic Sentiments by Emma Rothschild pp. 41-45 The New Republic PDF version
Down to the Wire July 27, 2001 A review of Deadlock by the political staff of The Washington Post; Bush v. Gore, edited by E.J. Dionne Jr. and William Kristol; 36 Days by correspondents of The New York Times; and The Perfect Tie by James W. Ceaser and Andrew E. Busch p. 27 The Times Literary Supplement PDF version
Reckless Disregard, II July 20, 2001 A review of The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose our President by Vincent Bugliosi National Review (online exclusive) PDF version
Reckless Disregard July 13, 2001 A review of Supreme Injustice: How the High Court Hijacked Election 2000 by Alan Dershowitz National Review (online exclusive) PDF version
Questioning America June 25, 2001 A review of Moral Freedom by Alan Wolfe pp. 34-37 The Weekly Standard PDF version
Virtue and Poverty Summer 2001 A review of Fighting Poverty with Virtue by Joel Schwartz pp. 116-120 The Public Interest PDF version
Complex, My Dear Holmes May 25, 2001 A review of Law without Values by Albert W. Alschuler p. 14 Times Literary Supplement PDF version
Puppy Love Mar. 8, 2001 The New Republic (online exclusive) PDF version
Ethicism Mar. 5, 2001 A review of Conflict of Interest in American Public Life by Andrew Stark pp. 40-44 The New Republic PDF version
2000
Freedom and the Vulnerabilities of Virtue 2000 45/51, pp. 55-63 American Journal of Jurisprudence PDF version
And Lofty Flows the Don Nov. 13, 2000 A review of The Cunning of Unreason by John Dunn pp. 42-45 The New Republic PDF version
Wooed by Freedom? Oct. 2000 A review of Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar, edited by Amy Kass and Leon Kass pp. 128-133 The Atlantic Monthly PDF version
Sensitivity Isn't Enough Sept. 7, 2000 A review of Virtue, Reason and Toleration by Glen Newey pp. 17-18 The London Review of Books PDF version
Easy Virtue August 28, 2000 A review of Sovereign Virtue by Ronald Dworkin pp. 43-45 National Review PDF version
Liberty at War with Itself? August 25, 2000 A review of In the Name of Liberalism: Illiberal Social Policy in the United States and Britain by Desmond King p. 28 The Times Literary Supplement PDF version
The Futility of Utility June 5, 2000 A review of Law and Social Norms by Eric A. Posner pp. 38-44 The New Republic PDF version
Giving Liberalism Its Due 2000 Institute of United States Studies, University of London PDF version
Hobbes and Rousseau in Israel 2000 A commentary in The Jewish Political Tradition, vol. 1, edited by Michael Walzer pp. 497-500 Yale University Press
The Principle Problem Mar. 20, 2000 A review of The Trouble with Principle by Stanley Fish pp. 27-31 The Weekly Standard PDF version
Liberalism's Discontents Feb. 21, 2000 A review of The Betrayal of Liberalism: How the Disciples of Freedom and Equality Helped Foster the Illiberal Politics of Coercion and Control, edited by Hilton Kramer and Roger Kimball pp. 33-35 The Weekly Standard PDF version
Other People's Mothers Jan. 10, 2000 A review of A Darwinian Left: Politics, Evolution and Cooperation by Peter Singer, and Practical Ethics (2nd edition) by Peter Singer pp. 27-37 The New Republic PDF version
1999
Response and Restatement Dec. 1999 Symposium: Virtue and the Making of Modern Liberalism pp. 5-15 The Yale Journal of Ethics
Feminism vs. Multiculturalism? The Liberal Project at Odds with Itself Nov. 1, 1999 A review of Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? by Susan Moller Okin and respondents, edited by Joshua Cohen, Matthew Howard and Martha C. Nussbaum pp. 40-43 The Weekly Standard PDF version
Reduction and Betrayal Aug. 23, 1999 A review of The Problematics of Moral and Legal Theory by Richard A. Posner pp. 38-45 The New Republic PDF version
The Pearl Diver June 14, 1999 A review of The Attack of the Blob: Hannah Arendt's Concept of the Social by Hanna Fenichel Pitkin pp. 44-52 The New Republic PDF version
1998
Mill: Virtue, Liberty and the Discipline of Individuality 1998 in Mill and the Moral Character of Liberalism, edited by Eldon Eisenach pp. 13-47 Penn State University Press
Toward a More Complex Liberalism Oct. 1998 A review of The Virtues of Liberalism by James Kloppenberg p. 25 The Boston Book Review PDF version
Fear and Thinking July 13, 1998 A review of Political Thought and Political Thinkers by Judith N. Shklar, edited by Stanley Hoffmann; and Redeeming Political Thought by Judith N. Shklar, edited by Stanley Hoffmann and Dennis F. Thompson pp. 34-39 The New Republic PDF version
Can Liberalism be Saved? June 1998 A review of Achieving our Country: Leftist Thought in Twentieth Century America by Richard Rorty pp. 75-78 Commentary PDF version
The Reason of Revelation May 25, 1998 A review of Jewish Philosophy and the Crisis of Modernity: Essays and Lectures in Modern Jewish Thought by Leo Strauss, edited by Kenneth Hart Green pp. 31-34 The Weekly Standard PDF version
Book Review Mar. 1998 A review of Free Markets and Social Justice by Cass R. Sunstein pp. 213-214 The American Political Science Review PDF version
Book Review Mar. 1998 A review of The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche, edited by Kathleen Higgins and Bernd Magnus pp. 340-342 The Philosophical Review PDF version
1997
Liberalism Strikes Back Dec. 15, 1997 A review of The Era of the Individual: A Contribution to a History of Subjectivity by Alain Renaut, translated by M.B. DeBevoise and Franklin Philip pp. 32-37 The New Republic PDF version
Between Principles: Liberal Democracy and the Communitarian Challenge 1997 in Democracy: The Challenges Ahead, edited by Yossi Shain and Aharon Klieman pp. 19-29 London: MacMillan
Saving Liberalism's Soul Nov. 1997 A review of The Growth of the Liberal Soul by David Walsh pp. 47-52 First Things PDF version
The Politic Moralist Sept. 1, 1997 A review of Hypocrisy and Integrity: Machiavelli, Rousseau, and the Ethics of Politics by Ruth W. Grant pp. 36-40 The New Republic PDF version
Thou Shalt Not Kill June 23, 1997 A review of The Curse of Cain: The Violent Legacy of Monotheism by Regina M. Schwartz pp. 41-45 The New Republic PDF version
Beyond Pangloss Apr. 7, 1997 A review of Leibniz' Universal Jurisprudence: Justice as Charity of the Wise by Patrick Riley pp. 38-41 The New Republic PDF version
The Styles of Modern Politics Apr. 1997 A review of The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Scepticism by Michael Oakeshott pp. 38-42 First Things PDF version
Book Review Spring 1997 A review of Spinoza, Liberalism, and the Question of Jewish Identity by Steven B. Smith p. 103 The Wilson Quarterly PDF version
1996
The Debating Society Nov. 25, 1996 A review of Democracy and Disagreement by Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson pp. 36-42 The New Republic PDF version
Liberalism's Virtue Fall 1996 pp. 183-191 Perspectives on Political Science PDF version
The Arrogance of Compassion Sept. 19, 1996 A review of The Politics of Meaning by Michael Lerner pp. 59-61 The Jerusalem Report PDF version
Science Fiction: Postmodernism Exposed July 1, 1996 pp. 15-16 The New Republic PDF version
The Art of Association June 24, 1996 A review of The Fragility of Freedom by Joshua Mitchell pp. 44-49 The New Republic PDF version
The Religion of Democracy Winter 1996 A review of John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism by Alan Ryan pp. 133-139 The Public Interest PDF version
1995
Communitarian Criticisms and Liberal Lessons Fall 1995 A review of Communitarianism and Its Critics by Daniel A. Bell, Looking Backward by Derek Phillips, and Liberals and Communitarians by Stephen Mulhall and Adam Swift pp. 54-64 The Responsive Community PDF version
Friends of Liberalism Should Be Grateful Sept. 1995 A review of Passions and Constraint by Stephen Holmes pp. 5-6 The Boston Book Review PDF version
Rediscovering Liberalism Mar. 1995 A review of An Intellectual History of Liberalism by Pierre Manent pp. 12, 14 The Boston Book Review PDF version
1994
Liberal Zealotry March 1994 A review of The Anatomy of Antiliberalism by Stephen Holmes 103, pp. 1363-1382 Yale Law Journal PDF version
Nietzsche's Ethics of History Winter 1994 pp. 6-27 Review of Politics PDF version
1993
Book Review Summer 1993 A review of We the People, Vol. 1: Foundations by Bruce Ackerman pp. 692-697 Eighteenth Century Studies PDF version
1992
The Correspondence of I and Thou Nov. 20, 1992 A review of The Letters of Martin Buber, edited by Nahum N. Glatzer and Paul Mendes-Flohr, translated by Richard and Clara Winston and Harry Zohn pp. 9, 11 The Forward PDF version
1991
Book Review Nov. 1991 A review of Nietzsche and the Politics of Aristocratic Radicalism by Bruce Detwiler pp. 683-687 Political Theory PDF version
Toward a Feminist Orthodoxy 1991 A review of Toward a Feminist Theory of the State by Catharine MacKinnon 3, pp. 301-314 Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities PDF version
1990
On the Laws Governing Free Spirits and Philosophers of the Future 1990 100, pp. 701-722 Yale Law Journal PDF version
1989
Reconstructing Nietzsche as Progressive Fall 1989 A review of Nietzsche and Political Thought by Mark Warren pp. 623-628 Review of Politics PDF version