Books
Party Government and the Settlement of 1688
– "Party Government and the Settlement of 1688," American Political Science Review, Vol. 58 (1964), pp. 933-946.Rationality and Representation in Burke’s Bristol Speech
– "Rationality and Representation in Burke's Bristol Speech," Rational Decision, C.J. Friedrich, ed., pp. 197-216.Whether Party Government is Inevitable
– "Whether Party Government is Inevitable," Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 80 (1965), pp. 517-542.Statesmanship and Party Government: A Study of Burke and Bolingbroke
– University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: In considering the origins of party government, we face this problem: parties are universal, but party government is recent. Parties are universal because in politics men act for… More
Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics
– "Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics," Edmund Burke: The Enlightenment and the Modern World, P.H. Stanlis, ed., University of Detroit Press, 1967, pp. 49-79.Review of J.R. Pole’s Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic
– Review of J.R. Pole's Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic, Studies in Burke and His Time, Vol. 8 (1967), pp. 793-799.Impartial Representation
– "Impartial Representation," Representation and Misrepresentation, R.A. Goldwin, ed., Chicago, Il.: Rand Mcnally, 1968, pp. 91-114.Review of The Growth of the British Party System
– Review of The Growth of the British Party System, by Ivor Bulmer-Thomas, Political Science Quarterly, September 1968.Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government
– "Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government," The American Political Science Review, March 1971, pp. 97-110.Party and Sect in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– "Party and Sect in Machiavelli's Florentine Histories," Machiavelli and the Nature of Political Thought, Martin Fleisher, ed., New York: Athenaeum, 1972, pp. 209-266.Defending Liberalism
– "Defending Liberalism," The Alternative, April 1974.Excerpt: LYNDON JOHNSON’S death on the day before the peace settlement in Vietnam was announced gave Richard Nixon the opportunity, while making the announcement, of vindicating… More
Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli
– Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli, by Alfredo Bonadeo, and Machiavelli and the Art of Renaissance History, by Peter Bondanella, Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1 (1975): 68-70.Representation: The Perennial Issues
– Representation: The Perennial Issues, with Robert Scigliano, pamphlet published by the American Political Science Association, 1978, 80 pp.Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism
– "The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism," How Does the Constitution Protect Religious Freedom?, Robert A. Goldwin and Art Kaufman, eds., Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute, 1978, pp. 1-14.The American Congressional Election
– "The American Congressional Election," Government and Opposition, Vol. 18 (1983), pp. 144-156.Selected Letters of Edmund Burke
– Edited with an introduction entitled "Burke's Theory of Political Practice," University of Chicago Press, 1984.The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity
– "The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity," Government and Opposition, Vol. 20 (1985).The Partisan Historian
– "The Partisan Historian," review of The Cycles of American History, by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., American Spectator, February 1987.Excerpt: The author of these sparkling essays (republished, but rewritten) is much more partisan than most other historians think proper. Whereas they see partisanship as a danger to be… More
Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– A new translation with introduction, Princeton University Press, 1988.Taming the Prince: The Ambivalence of Modern Executive Power
– The Free Press, 1989; paperback edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (April 1, 1993)Excerpt: To understand the modern doctrine of executive power, we need to know, at least approximately, what executive power is. It might at first seem best to go directly to the thing and… More
Political Parties and American Constitutionalism
– “Political Parties and American Constitutionalism," American Political Parties and Constitutional Politics, Peter W. Schramm and Bradford P. Wilson, eds., Rowman and Littlefield, 1992, pp. 1-16.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
The Unfinished Revolution
– "The Unfinished Revolution," Three Beginnings: Revolution, Rights, and the Liberal State, Stephen F. Englehart and John Allphin Moore, Jr., eds., New York: Peter Lang, 1994, pp. 9-30. Reprinted in The Legacy of the French Revolution, Ralph C. Hancock and L. Gary Lambert, eds., Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996. pp. 19-41.The Virtues of C-SPAN
– "The Virtues of C-SPAN," The American Enterprise, 1997.Excerpt: With a healthy, unexciting breakfast, you need a zesty appetizer to start the day. I receive mine from c-SPAN, where the morning talk show, “Washington Journal,” gets my… More
Machiavelli’s Virtue
– University Of Chicago Press; Reprint edition (March 25, 1998)Excerpt: Machiavelli’s political science has not received the attention it deserves. All commentators are attracted, with a force they often seem not to understand, by the question of… More
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction
– Oxford University Press, 2010.Excerpt: In view of Tocqueville’s criticisms of philosophy, it may seem paradoxical and presumptuous to call him a philosopher. But he calls himself a “new kind of liberal,” and he… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 1: Party Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 4: Machiavelli and Indirect Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence
– "Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence," panel discussion, Hudson Institute, 28 September 2012.Over the course of an extraordinary career spanning six decades, and as the author of fourteen books and translations, Professor Harvey C. Mansfield of Harvard University has made a lasting… More
Obama’s Ennui
– "Obama's Ennui: And Romney's Achievement," Weekly Standard, 15 October 2012.Excerpt: Two things were notable in the debate on October 3: the ennui of Barack Obama and the twist made by Mitt Romney. President Obama looked ill at ease, as if he were tired of his… More
The Crisis of American Self-Government
– "The Crisis of American Self-Government," interview with Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2012.Excerpt: Equality untempered by liberty invites disaster, he says. “There is a difference between making a form of government more like itself,” Mr. Mansfield says, “and… More
Party of Progress
– "Our Parties, Part One," City Journal, Winter, 2015.Excerpt: Our parties are the Democrats and the Republicans as electoral and governing bodies, liberals and conservatives in ways of thinking. Increasingly, Democrats are liberals and… More
Party of Virtue
– Harvey Mansfield, "Our Parties: Part II," City Journal, Spring: 2015.Mansfield continues his two part exploration of the character of American political parties in the Spring 2015 issue of City Journal. Excerpt: Our parties, as liberal and conservative,… More
Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty by Mark Blitz
– Mark Blitz, "Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty," Library of Law and Liberty, October 2, 2015.Mark Blitz, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, offers a provocative essay on Harvey Mansfield’s Statesmanship and Party Government and the political thought of… More
Why We Won’t Agree
– Harvey Mansfield. "Why We Won't Agree," Claremont Review of Books, Summer 2017.Excerpt: What is a political party? James Campbell explores our politics’ characteristic dividedness in an excellent new book, starkly titled Polarized, that deserves to be read widely… More
Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen
– "Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen," National Affairs, Winter: 2020.Excerpt: By various measures, America’s political parties now have a high degree, perhaps an excess, of polarization. Mainstream political science has difficulty understanding this… More
Essays
Party Government and the Settlement of 1688
– "Party Government and the Settlement of 1688," American Political Science Review, Vol. 58 (1964), pp. 933-946.Rationality and Representation in Burke’s Bristol Speech
– "Rationality and Representation in Burke's Bristol Speech," Rational Decision, C.J. Friedrich, ed., pp. 197-216.Whether Party Government is Inevitable
– "Whether Party Government is Inevitable," Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 80 (1965), pp. 517-542.Statesmanship and Party Government: A Study of Burke and Bolingbroke
– University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: In considering the origins of party government, we face this problem: parties are universal, but party government is recent. Parties are universal because in politics men act for… More
Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics
– "Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics," Edmund Burke: The Enlightenment and the Modern World, P.H. Stanlis, ed., University of Detroit Press, 1967, pp. 49-79.Review of J.R. Pole’s Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic
– Review of J.R. Pole's Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic, Studies in Burke and His Time, Vol. 8 (1967), pp. 793-799.Impartial Representation
– "Impartial Representation," Representation and Misrepresentation, R.A. Goldwin, ed., Chicago, Il.: Rand Mcnally, 1968, pp. 91-114.Review of The Growth of the British Party System
– Review of The Growth of the British Party System, by Ivor Bulmer-Thomas, Political Science Quarterly, September 1968.Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government
– "Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government," The American Political Science Review, March 1971, pp. 97-110.Party and Sect in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– "Party and Sect in Machiavelli's Florentine Histories," Machiavelli and the Nature of Political Thought, Martin Fleisher, ed., New York: Athenaeum, 1972, pp. 209-266.Defending Liberalism
– "Defending Liberalism," The Alternative, April 1974.Excerpt: LYNDON JOHNSON’S death on the day before the peace settlement in Vietnam was announced gave Richard Nixon the opportunity, while making the announcement, of vindicating… More
Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli
– Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli, by Alfredo Bonadeo, and Machiavelli and the Art of Renaissance History, by Peter Bondanella, Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1 (1975): 68-70.Representation: The Perennial Issues
– Representation: The Perennial Issues, with Robert Scigliano, pamphlet published by the American Political Science Association, 1978, 80 pp.Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism
– "The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism," How Does the Constitution Protect Religious Freedom?, Robert A. Goldwin and Art Kaufman, eds., Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute, 1978, pp. 1-14.The American Congressional Election
– "The American Congressional Election," Government and Opposition, Vol. 18 (1983), pp. 144-156.Selected Letters of Edmund Burke
– Edited with an introduction entitled "Burke's Theory of Political Practice," University of Chicago Press, 1984.The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity
– "The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity," Government and Opposition, Vol. 20 (1985).The Partisan Historian
– "The Partisan Historian," review of The Cycles of American History, by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., American Spectator, February 1987.Excerpt: The author of these sparkling essays (republished, but rewritten) is much more partisan than most other historians think proper. Whereas they see partisanship as a danger to be… More
Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– A new translation with introduction, Princeton University Press, 1988.Taming the Prince: The Ambivalence of Modern Executive Power
– The Free Press, 1989; paperback edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (April 1, 1993)Excerpt: To understand the modern doctrine of executive power, we need to know, at least approximately, what executive power is. It might at first seem best to go directly to the thing and… More
Political Parties and American Constitutionalism
– “Political Parties and American Constitutionalism," American Political Parties and Constitutional Politics, Peter W. Schramm and Bradford P. Wilson, eds., Rowman and Littlefield, 1992, pp. 1-16.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
The Unfinished Revolution
– "The Unfinished Revolution," Three Beginnings: Revolution, Rights, and the Liberal State, Stephen F. Englehart and John Allphin Moore, Jr., eds., New York: Peter Lang, 1994, pp. 9-30. Reprinted in The Legacy of the French Revolution, Ralph C. Hancock and L. Gary Lambert, eds., Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996. pp. 19-41.The Virtues of C-SPAN
– "The Virtues of C-SPAN," The American Enterprise, 1997.Excerpt: With a healthy, unexciting breakfast, you need a zesty appetizer to start the day. I receive mine from c-SPAN, where the morning talk show, “Washington Journal,” gets my… More
Machiavelli’s Virtue
– University Of Chicago Press; Reprint edition (March 25, 1998)Excerpt: Machiavelli’s political science has not received the attention it deserves. All commentators are attracted, with a force they often seem not to understand, by the question of… More
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction
– Oxford University Press, 2010.Excerpt: In view of Tocqueville’s criticisms of philosophy, it may seem paradoxical and presumptuous to call him a philosopher. But he calls himself a “new kind of liberal,” and he… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 1: Party Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 4: Machiavelli and Indirect Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence
– "Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence," panel discussion, Hudson Institute, 28 September 2012.Over the course of an extraordinary career spanning six decades, and as the author of fourteen books and translations, Professor Harvey C. Mansfield of Harvard University has made a lasting… More
Obama’s Ennui
– "Obama's Ennui: And Romney's Achievement," Weekly Standard, 15 October 2012.Excerpt: Two things were notable in the debate on October 3: the ennui of Barack Obama and the twist made by Mitt Romney. President Obama looked ill at ease, as if he were tired of his… More
The Crisis of American Self-Government
– "The Crisis of American Self-Government," interview with Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2012.Excerpt: Equality untempered by liberty invites disaster, he says. “There is a difference between making a form of government more like itself,” Mr. Mansfield says, “and… More
Party of Progress
– "Our Parties, Part One," City Journal, Winter, 2015.Excerpt: Our parties are the Democrats and the Republicans as electoral and governing bodies, liberals and conservatives in ways of thinking. Increasingly, Democrats are liberals and… More
Party of Virtue
– Harvey Mansfield, "Our Parties: Part II," City Journal, Spring: 2015.Mansfield continues his two part exploration of the character of American political parties in the Spring 2015 issue of City Journal. Excerpt: Our parties, as liberal and conservative,… More
Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty by Mark Blitz
– Mark Blitz, "Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty," Library of Law and Liberty, October 2, 2015.Mark Blitz, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, offers a provocative essay on Harvey Mansfield’s Statesmanship and Party Government and the political thought of… More
Why We Won’t Agree
– Harvey Mansfield. "Why We Won't Agree," Claremont Review of Books, Summer 2017.Excerpt: What is a political party? James Campbell explores our politics’ characteristic dividedness in an excellent new book, starkly titled Polarized, that deserves to be read widely… More
Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen
– "Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen," National Affairs, Winter: 2020.Excerpt: By various measures, America’s political parties now have a high degree, perhaps an excess, of polarization. Mainstream political science has difficulty understanding this… More
Commentary
Party Government and the Settlement of 1688
– "Party Government and the Settlement of 1688," American Political Science Review, Vol. 58 (1964), pp. 933-946.Rationality and Representation in Burke’s Bristol Speech
– "Rationality and Representation in Burke's Bristol Speech," Rational Decision, C.J. Friedrich, ed., pp. 197-216.Whether Party Government is Inevitable
– "Whether Party Government is Inevitable," Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 80 (1965), pp. 517-542.Statesmanship and Party Government: A Study of Burke and Bolingbroke
– University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: In considering the origins of party government, we face this problem: parties are universal, but party government is recent. Parties are universal because in politics men act for… More
Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics
– "Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics," Edmund Burke: The Enlightenment and the Modern World, P.H. Stanlis, ed., University of Detroit Press, 1967, pp. 49-79.Review of J.R. Pole’s Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic
– Review of J.R. Pole's Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic, Studies in Burke and His Time, Vol. 8 (1967), pp. 793-799.Impartial Representation
– "Impartial Representation," Representation and Misrepresentation, R.A. Goldwin, ed., Chicago, Il.: Rand Mcnally, 1968, pp. 91-114.Review of The Growth of the British Party System
– Review of The Growth of the British Party System, by Ivor Bulmer-Thomas, Political Science Quarterly, September 1968.Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government
– "Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government," The American Political Science Review, March 1971, pp. 97-110.Party and Sect in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– "Party and Sect in Machiavelli's Florentine Histories," Machiavelli and the Nature of Political Thought, Martin Fleisher, ed., New York: Athenaeum, 1972, pp. 209-266.Defending Liberalism
– "Defending Liberalism," The Alternative, April 1974.Excerpt: LYNDON JOHNSON’S death on the day before the peace settlement in Vietnam was announced gave Richard Nixon the opportunity, while making the announcement, of vindicating… More
Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli
– Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli, by Alfredo Bonadeo, and Machiavelli and the Art of Renaissance History, by Peter Bondanella, Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1 (1975): 68-70.Representation: The Perennial Issues
– Representation: The Perennial Issues, with Robert Scigliano, pamphlet published by the American Political Science Association, 1978, 80 pp.Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism
– "The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism," How Does the Constitution Protect Religious Freedom?, Robert A. Goldwin and Art Kaufman, eds., Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute, 1978, pp. 1-14.The American Congressional Election
– "The American Congressional Election," Government and Opposition, Vol. 18 (1983), pp. 144-156.Selected Letters of Edmund Burke
– Edited with an introduction entitled "Burke's Theory of Political Practice," University of Chicago Press, 1984.The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity
– "The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity," Government and Opposition, Vol. 20 (1985).The Partisan Historian
– "The Partisan Historian," review of The Cycles of American History, by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., American Spectator, February 1987.Excerpt: The author of these sparkling essays (republished, but rewritten) is much more partisan than most other historians think proper. Whereas they see partisanship as a danger to be… More
Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– A new translation with introduction, Princeton University Press, 1988.Taming the Prince: The Ambivalence of Modern Executive Power
– The Free Press, 1989; paperback edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (April 1, 1993)Excerpt: To understand the modern doctrine of executive power, we need to know, at least approximately, what executive power is. It might at first seem best to go directly to the thing and… More
Political Parties and American Constitutionalism
– “Political Parties and American Constitutionalism," American Political Parties and Constitutional Politics, Peter W. Schramm and Bradford P. Wilson, eds., Rowman and Littlefield, 1992, pp. 1-16.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
The Unfinished Revolution
– "The Unfinished Revolution," Three Beginnings: Revolution, Rights, and the Liberal State, Stephen F. Englehart and John Allphin Moore, Jr., eds., New York: Peter Lang, 1994, pp. 9-30. Reprinted in The Legacy of the French Revolution, Ralph C. Hancock and L. Gary Lambert, eds., Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996. pp. 19-41.The Virtues of C-SPAN
– "The Virtues of C-SPAN," The American Enterprise, 1997.Excerpt: With a healthy, unexciting breakfast, you need a zesty appetizer to start the day. I receive mine from c-SPAN, where the morning talk show, “Washington Journal,” gets my… More
Machiavelli’s Virtue
– University Of Chicago Press; Reprint edition (March 25, 1998)Excerpt: Machiavelli’s political science has not received the attention it deserves. All commentators are attracted, with a force they often seem not to understand, by the question of… More
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction
– Oxford University Press, 2010.Excerpt: In view of Tocqueville’s criticisms of philosophy, it may seem paradoxical and presumptuous to call him a philosopher. But he calls himself a “new kind of liberal,” and he… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 1: Party Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 4: Machiavelli and Indirect Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence
– "Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence," panel discussion, Hudson Institute, 28 September 2012.Over the course of an extraordinary career spanning six decades, and as the author of fourteen books and translations, Professor Harvey C. Mansfield of Harvard University has made a lasting… More
Obama’s Ennui
– "Obama's Ennui: And Romney's Achievement," Weekly Standard, 15 October 2012.Excerpt: Two things were notable in the debate on October 3: the ennui of Barack Obama and the twist made by Mitt Romney. President Obama looked ill at ease, as if he were tired of his… More
The Crisis of American Self-Government
– "The Crisis of American Self-Government," interview with Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2012.Excerpt: Equality untempered by liberty invites disaster, he says. “There is a difference between making a form of government more like itself,” Mr. Mansfield says, “and… More
Party of Progress
– "Our Parties, Part One," City Journal, Winter, 2015.Excerpt: Our parties are the Democrats and the Republicans as electoral and governing bodies, liberals and conservatives in ways of thinking. Increasingly, Democrats are liberals and… More
Party of Virtue
– Harvey Mansfield, "Our Parties: Part II," City Journal, Spring: 2015.Mansfield continues his two part exploration of the character of American political parties in the Spring 2015 issue of City Journal. Excerpt: Our parties, as liberal and conservative,… More
Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty by Mark Blitz
– Mark Blitz, "Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty," Library of Law and Liberty, October 2, 2015.Mark Blitz, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, offers a provocative essay on Harvey Mansfield’s Statesmanship and Party Government and the political thought of… More
Why We Won’t Agree
– Harvey Mansfield. "Why We Won't Agree," Claremont Review of Books, Summer 2017.Excerpt: What is a political party? James Campbell explores our politics’ characteristic dividedness in an excellent new book, starkly titled Polarized, that deserves to be read widely… More
Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen
– "Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen," National Affairs, Winter: 2020.Excerpt: By various measures, America’s political parties now have a high degree, perhaps an excess, of polarization. Mainstream political science has difficulty understanding this… More
Multimedia
Party Government and the Settlement of 1688
– "Party Government and the Settlement of 1688," American Political Science Review, Vol. 58 (1964), pp. 933-946.Rationality and Representation in Burke’s Bristol Speech
– "Rationality and Representation in Burke's Bristol Speech," Rational Decision, C.J. Friedrich, ed., pp. 197-216.Whether Party Government is Inevitable
– "Whether Party Government is Inevitable," Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 80 (1965), pp. 517-542.Statesmanship and Party Government: A Study of Burke and Bolingbroke
– University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: In considering the origins of party government, we face this problem: parties are universal, but party government is recent. Parties are universal because in politics men act for… More
Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics
– "Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics," Edmund Burke: The Enlightenment and the Modern World, P.H. Stanlis, ed., University of Detroit Press, 1967, pp. 49-79.Review of J.R. Pole’s Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic
– Review of J.R. Pole's Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic, Studies in Burke and His Time, Vol. 8 (1967), pp. 793-799.Impartial Representation
– "Impartial Representation," Representation and Misrepresentation, R.A. Goldwin, ed., Chicago, Il.: Rand Mcnally, 1968, pp. 91-114.Review of The Growth of the British Party System
– Review of The Growth of the British Party System, by Ivor Bulmer-Thomas, Political Science Quarterly, September 1968.Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government
– "Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government," The American Political Science Review, March 1971, pp. 97-110.Party and Sect in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– "Party and Sect in Machiavelli's Florentine Histories," Machiavelli and the Nature of Political Thought, Martin Fleisher, ed., New York: Athenaeum, 1972, pp. 209-266.Defending Liberalism
– "Defending Liberalism," The Alternative, April 1974.Excerpt: LYNDON JOHNSON’S death on the day before the peace settlement in Vietnam was announced gave Richard Nixon the opportunity, while making the announcement, of vindicating… More
Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli
– Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli, by Alfredo Bonadeo, and Machiavelli and the Art of Renaissance History, by Peter Bondanella, Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1 (1975): 68-70.Representation: The Perennial Issues
– Representation: The Perennial Issues, with Robert Scigliano, pamphlet published by the American Political Science Association, 1978, 80 pp.Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism
– "The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism," How Does the Constitution Protect Religious Freedom?, Robert A. Goldwin and Art Kaufman, eds., Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute, 1978, pp. 1-14.The American Congressional Election
– "The American Congressional Election," Government and Opposition, Vol. 18 (1983), pp. 144-156.Selected Letters of Edmund Burke
– Edited with an introduction entitled "Burke's Theory of Political Practice," University of Chicago Press, 1984.The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity
– "The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity," Government and Opposition, Vol. 20 (1985).The Partisan Historian
– "The Partisan Historian," review of The Cycles of American History, by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., American Spectator, February 1987.Excerpt: The author of these sparkling essays (republished, but rewritten) is much more partisan than most other historians think proper. Whereas they see partisanship as a danger to be… More
Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– A new translation with introduction, Princeton University Press, 1988.Taming the Prince: The Ambivalence of Modern Executive Power
– The Free Press, 1989; paperback edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (April 1, 1993)Excerpt: To understand the modern doctrine of executive power, we need to know, at least approximately, what executive power is. It might at first seem best to go directly to the thing and… More
Political Parties and American Constitutionalism
– “Political Parties and American Constitutionalism," American Political Parties and Constitutional Politics, Peter W. Schramm and Bradford P. Wilson, eds., Rowman and Littlefield, 1992, pp. 1-16.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
The Unfinished Revolution
– "The Unfinished Revolution," Three Beginnings: Revolution, Rights, and the Liberal State, Stephen F. Englehart and John Allphin Moore, Jr., eds., New York: Peter Lang, 1994, pp. 9-30. Reprinted in The Legacy of the French Revolution, Ralph C. Hancock and L. Gary Lambert, eds., Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996. pp. 19-41.The Virtues of C-SPAN
– "The Virtues of C-SPAN," The American Enterprise, 1997.Excerpt: With a healthy, unexciting breakfast, you need a zesty appetizer to start the day. I receive mine from c-SPAN, where the morning talk show, “Washington Journal,” gets my… More
Machiavelli’s Virtue
– University Of Chicago Press; Reprint edition (March 25, 1998)Excerpt: Machiavelli’s political science has not received the attention it deserves. All commentators are attracted, with a force they often seem not to understand, by the question of… More
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction
– Oxford University Press, 2010.Excerpt: In view of Tocqueville’s criticisms of philosophy, it may seem paradoxical and presumptuous to call him a philosopher. But he calls himself a “new kind of liberal,” and he… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 1: Party Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 4: Machiavelli and Indirect Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence
– "Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence," panel discussion, Hudson Institute, 28 September 2012.Over the course of an extraordinary career spanning six decades, and as the author of fourteen books and translations, Professor Harvey C. Mansfield of Harvard University has made a lasting… More
Obama’s Ennui
– "Obama's Ennui: And Romney's Achievement," Weekly Standard, 15 October 2012.Excerpt: Two things were notable in the debate on October 3: the ennui of Barack Obama and the twist made by Mitt Romney. President Obama looked ill at ease, as if he were tired of his… More
The Crisis of American Self-Government
– "The Crisis of American Self-Government," interview with Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2012.Excerpt: Equality untempered by liberty invites disaster, he says. “There is a difference between making a form of government more like itself,” Mr. Mansfield says, “and… More
Party of Progress
– "Our Parties, Part One," City Journal, Winter, 2015.Excerpt: Our parties are the Democrats and the Republicans as electoral and governing bodies, liberals and conservatives in ways of thinking. Increasingly, Democrats are liberals and… More
Party of Virtue
– Harvey Mansfield, "Our Parties: Part II," City Journal, Spring: 2015.Mansfield continues his two part exploration of the character of American political parties in the Spring 2015 issue of City Journal. Excerpt: Our parties, as liberal and conservative,… More
Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty by Mark Blitz
– Mark Blitz, "Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty," Library of Law and Liberty, October 2, 2015.Mark Blitz, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, offers a provocative essay on Harvey Mansfield’s Statesmanship and Party Government and the political thought of… More
Why We Won’t Agree
– Harvey Mansfield. "Why We Won't Agree," Claremont Review of Books, Summer 2017.Excerpt: What is a political party? James Campbell explores our politics’ characteristic dividedness in an excellent new book, starkly titled Polarized, that deserves to be read widely… More
Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen
– "Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen," National Affairs, Winter: 2020.Excerpt: By various measures, America’s political parties now have a high degree, perhaps an excess, of polarization. Mainstream political science has difficulty understanding this… More
Teaching
Party Government and the Settlement of 1688
– "Party Government and the Settlement of 1688," American Political Science Review, Vol. 58 (1964), pp. 933-946.Rationality and Representation in Burke’s Bristol Speech
– "Rationality and Representation in Burke's Bristol Speech," Rational Decision, C.J. Friedrich, ed., pp. 197-216.Whether Party Government is Inevitable
– "Whether Party Government is Inevitable," Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 80 (1965), pp. 517-542.Statesmanship and Party Government: A Study of Burke and Bolingbroke
– University of Chicago Press, 1965.Excerpt: In considering the origins of party government, we face this problem: parties are universal, but party government is recent. Parties are universal because in politics men act for… More
Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics
– "Burke and Machiavelli on Principles in Politics," Edmund Burke: The Enlightenment and the Modern World, P.H. Stanlis, ed., University of Detroit Press, 1967, pp. 49-79.Review of J.R. Pole’s Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic
– Review of J.R. Pole's Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic, Studies in Burke and His Time, Vol. 8 (1967), pp. 793-799.Impartial Representation
– "Impartial Representation," Representation and Misrepresentation, R.A. Goldwin, ed., Chicago, Il.: Rand Mcnally, 1968, pp. 91-114.Review of The Growth of the British Party System
– Review of The Growth of the British Party System, by Ivor Bulmer-Thomas, Political Science Quarterly, September 1968.Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government
– "Hobbes and the Science of Indirect Government," The American Political Science Review, March 1971, pp. 97-110.Party and Sect in Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– "Party and Sect in Machiavelli's Florentine Histories," Machiavelli and the Nature of Political Thought, Martin Fleisher, ed., New York: Athenaeum, 1972, pp. 209-266.Defending Liberalism
– "Defending Liberalism," The Alternative, April 1974.Excerpt: LYNDON JOHNSON’S death on the day before the peace settlement in Vietnam was announced gave Richard Nixon the opportunity, while making the announcement, of vindicating… More
Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli
– Review of Corruption, Conflict, and Power in the Works and Times of Niccolo Machiavelli, by Alfredo Bonadeo, and Machiavelli and the Art of Renaissance History, by Peter Bondanella, Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1 (1975): 68-70.Representation: The Perennial Issues
– Representation: The Perennial Issues, with Robert Scigliano, pamphlet published by the American Political Science Association, 1978, 80 pp.Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism
– "The Religious Issue and the Origin of Modern Constitutionalism," How Does the Constitution Protect Religious Freedom?, Robert A. Goldwin and Art Kaufman, eds., Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute, 1978, pp. 1-14.The American Congressional Election
– "The American Congressional Election," Government and Opposition, Vol. 18 (1983), pp. 144-156.Selected Letters of Edmund Burke
– Edited with an introduction entitled "Burke's Theory of Political Practice," University of Chicago Press, 1984.The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity
– "The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity," Government and Opposition, Vol. 20 (1985).The Partisan Historian
– "The Partisan Historian," review of The Cycles of American History, by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., American Spectator, February 1987.Excerpt: The author of these sparkling essays (republished, but rewritten) is much more partisan than most other historians think proper. Whereas they see partisanship as a danger to be… More
Machiavelli’s Florentine Histories
– A new translation with introduction, Princeton University Press, 1988.Taming the Prince: The Ambivalence of Modern Executive Power
– The Free Press, 1989; paperback edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (April 1, 1993)Excerpt: To understand the modern doctrine of executive power, we need to know, at least approximately, what executive power is. It might at first seem best to go directly to the thing and… More
Political Parties and American Constitutionalism
– “Political Parties and American Constitutionalism," American Political Parties and Constitutional Politics, Peter W. Schramm and Bradford P. Wilson, eds., Rowman and Littlefield, 1992, pp. 1-16.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
The Unfinished Revolution
– "The Unfinished Revolution," Three Beginnings: Revolution, Rights, and the Liberal State, Stephen F. Englehart and John Allphin Moore, Jr., eds., New York: Peter Lang, 1994, pp. 9-30. Reprinted in The Legacy of the French Revolution, Ralph C. Hancock and L. Gary Lambert, eds., Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996. pp. 19-41.The Virtues of C-SPAN
– "The Virtues of C-SPAN," The American Enterprise, 1997.Excerpt: With a healthy, unexciting breakfast, you need a zesty appetizer to start the day. I receive mine from c-SPAN, where the morning talk show, “Washington Journal,” gets my… More
Machiavelli’s Virtue
– University Of Chicago Press; Reprint edition (March 25, 1998)Excerpt: Machiavelli’s political science has not received the attention it deserves. All commentators are attracted, with a force they often seem not to understand, by the question of… More
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Tocqueville: A Very Short Introduction
– Oxford University Press, 2010.Excerpt: In view of Tocqueville’s criticisms of philosophy, it may seem paradoxical and presumptuous to call him a philosopher. But he calls himself a “new kind of liberal,” and he… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 1: Party Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 4: Machiavelli and Indirect Government
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence
– "Philosopher of Politics: A Tribute to Harvey C. Mansfield and His Enduring Influence," panel discussion, Hudson Institute, 28 September 2012.Over the course of an extraordinary career spanning six decades, and as the author of fourteen books and translations, Professor Harvey C. Mansfield of Harvard University has made a lasting… More
Obama’s Ennui
– "Obama's Ennui: And Romney's Achievement," Weekly Standard, 15 October 2012.Excerpt: Two things were notable in the debate on October 3: the ennui of Barack Obama and the twist made by Mitt Romney. President Obama looked ill at ease, as if he were tired of his… More
The Crisis of American Self-Government
– "The Crisis of American Self-Government," interview with Sohrab Ahmari, Wall Street Journal, 30 November 2012.Excerpt: Equality untempered by liberty invites disaster, he says. “There is a difference between making a form of government more like itself,” Mr. Mansfield says, “and… More
Party of Progress
– "Our Parties, Part One," City Journal, Winter, 2015.Excerpt: Our parties are the Democrats and the Republicans as electoral and governing bodies, liberals and conservatives in ways of thinking. Increasingly, Democrats are liberals and… More
Party of Virtue
– Harvey Mansfield, "Our Parties: Part II," City Journal, Spring: 2015.Mansfield continues his two part exploration of the character of American political parties in the Spring 2015 issue of City Journal. Excerpt: Our parties, as liberal and conservative,… More
Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty by Mark Blitz
– Mark Blitz, "Respectable Partisans of Modern Liberty," Library of Law and Liberty, October 2, 2015.Mark Blitz, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, offers a provocative essay on Harvey Mansfield’s Statesmanship and Party Government and the political thought of… More
Why We Won’t Agree
– Harvey Mansfield. "Why We Won't Agree," Claremont Review of Books, Summer 2017.Excerpt: What is a political party? James Campbell explores our politics’ characteristic dividedness in an excellent new book, starkly titled Polarized, that deserves to be read widely… More
Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen
– "Our Polarized Parties Dimly Seen," National Affairs, Winter: 2020.Excerpt: By various measures, America’s political parties now have a high degree, perhaps an excess, of polarization. Mainstream political science has difficulty understanding this… More