Books
The Moral Critic
– “The Moral Critic,” Enquiry, April 1944. (A review of E. M. Forster by Lionel Trilling.)Excerpt: The liberal flatters himself upon his intentions, problems, “and prefers not to know that the good will generates its own that the love pf humanity has its own vices and the… More
Socialization and Trade Unions
– “Socialization and Trade Unions,” The New Leader, November 2, 1946.“Civil Liberties,” 1952 – A Study in Confusion
– "'Civil Liberties,' 1952 – A Study in Confusion," Commentary, March 1952.Excerpt: Is it conceivable that the line was incorrectly drawn in the first place? The liberals are loath to weigh the possibility lest it give comfort to the enemy; Senator McCarthy for… More
On “Negative Liberalism”
– “On 'Negative Liberalism',” Encounter, January 1954.The Politics of “Stylish Frustration”
– “The Politics of 'Stylish Frustration',” The New Leader, April 1, 1963.The Squares vs. the Yahoos
– “The Squares vs. the Yahoos,” The New Leader, September 14, 1964.Why I Am for Humphrey
– "Why I Am for Humphrey," The New Republic, June 8, 1968.Excerpt: Mr. Humphrey, in contrast, seems to me to be capable of moulding and leading the right kind of majority–one that does not wish to repudiate American traditions (and, yes,… More
Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s
– “Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s,” in The Thirties: A Reconsideration in the Light of the American Political Tradition, ed. Morton J. Frisch and Martin Diamond (De Kalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, 1968).Of Populism and Taxes
– "Of Populism and Taxes," The Public Interest, Summer 1972.Excerpt: There is no conspiracy—but there is a problem. It is not a problem of income distribution or of inequities of taxation. The problem is the bureaucratization of American… More
The New Road for the Democrats
– “The New Road for the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, October 13, 1972.Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform
– “Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform,” Wall Street Journal, December 15, 1972.On Conservatism and Capitalism
– “On Conservatism and Capitalism,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1975.What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?
– “What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?” (A symposium), Commentary, September 1976.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative
– “Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative,” Public Opinion, October/November, 1979.Mr. Carter and Iran
– “Mr. Carter and Iran,” Wall Street Journal, December 28, 1979.Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer
– Peter Steinfels, "Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer," a chapter in The Neoconservatives: The Men Who Are Changing America's Politics (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1979).“If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now…”
– “'If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now...'” (An interview), U.S. News and World Report, July 20, 1981.Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat
– “Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat,” Wall Street Journal, March 29, 1984.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Our Four-Party System
– “Our Four-Party System,” Wall Street Journal, June 15, 1984.Reviewing Reagan’s Reviewers
– “Reviewing Reagan's Reviewers,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1985.Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology
– “Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology,” The National Interest, Fall 1985.The New Liberal Isolationism
– “The New Liberal Isolationism,” Wall Street Journal, August 11, 1987.Ideological Subdivisions
– “Ideological Subdivisions,” Public Opinion, November-December, 1987.American Jews and Israel
– “American Jews and Israel” (A symposium), Commentary, February 1988.Liberalism and American Jews
– "Liberalism and American Jews," Commentary, October 1988.Excerpt: How long this condition of “cognitive dissonance” will continue, and where it will end, is not now foreseeable. Everything will depend on how the Western democracies themselves… More
A reply to “Liberalism and American Jews”
– "A reply to 'Liberalism and American Jews'" (A reply to letters), Commentary, January 1989.The Challenge of a Political Reversal
– “The Challenge of a Political Reversal,” Wall Street Journal, December 17, 1990.When It’s Wrong to Be Right
– “When It's Wrong to Be Right,” Wall Street Journal, March 24, 1993.Two Parties in Search of Direction
– “Two Parties in Search of Direction,” Wall Street Journal, May 12, 1993.Clinton’s Illusion – Spirit of the ’60s
– “Clinton's Illusion – Spirit of the '60s,” Wall Street Journal, August 19, 1993.The New Face of American Politics
– “The New Face of American Politics,” Wall Street Journal, August 26, 1994.The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Irving Kristol’s Moral Realism
– Philip Selznick, "Irving Kristol's Moral Realism," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).The Australian Connection
– Owen Harries, "The Australian Connection," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).A Tribute to Irving Kristol
– William E. Simon, "A Tribute to Irving Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Times of Transformation
– “Times of Transformation,” Wall Street Journal, June 13, 1995Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Poverty, Crime, and Community Building
– "Poverty, Crime, and Community Building" (A symposium of the Jewish Policy Center), April 29, 1996.The Feminization of the Democrats
– “The Feminization of the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, September 9, 1996.Excerpt: The current breakup experienced by the American family is having a profound effect on American politics, as well as on American society. One can go further and say that the social… More
The Family Way
– Jacob Weisberg, "The Family Way," The New Yorker, October 21 & 28, 1996.Excerpt: Someone imperfectly versed in the idiosyncrasies of American political life might have found Irving Kristol’s seventy-fifth-birthday party a bit peculiar. Gathered to… More
The Tipping-Point Election
– “The Tipping-Point Election: Will Future Americans Look Back at the 1996 Vote and Say 'Bingo'?” American Enterprise, November/December 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.Politics Reaches an Endpoint
– “Politics Reaches an Endpoint,” Wall Street Journal, July 29, 1998.Arguing the World
– Arguing the World: The New York Intellectuals in Their Own Words, ed. Joseph Dorman (New York: Free Press, 2000). (Transcript of TV interviews from 1998.)Irving Kristol and the Reinvigoration of Bourgeois Republicanism
– Laurence D. Cooper, in Bryan-Paul Frost and Jeffrey Sikkenga, eds, History of American Political Thought (Oxford: Lexington Books, 2003).Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan
– Stephen Miller, "Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan," Wall Street Journal, September 19-20, 2009.The Practical Liberal by Christopher DeMuth
– Christopher DeMuth, "The Practical Liberal," The American, September 22, 2009.Excerpt: Irving was, from start to finish, a proponent of vigorous government within its proper sphere. He never passed up a chance to enter a dissent, serious or wisecracking, against… More
A Great Good Man by Charles Krauthammer
– Charles Krauthammer, "A Great Good Man," The Washington Post, September 25, 2009.Excerpt: My theory of Irving is that this amazing equanimity was rooted in a profound sense of modesty. First about himself. At 20, he got a job as a machinist’s apprentice at the… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More
Beyond Ideology
– James Q. Wilson, "Beyond Ideology," Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. (A review of The Neoconservative Persuasion by Irving Kristol.)Excerpt: The essays in “The Neoconservative Persuasion”—all but one never before brought together in a book—are a remarkable introduction to one of the few people who… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion
– Amy Kass, Charles Krauthammer, Irwin Stelzer, Leon Kass, and William Kristol, "The Neoconservative Persuasion" (A panel discussion), February 2, 2011.Essays
The Moral Critic
– “The Moral Critic,” Enquiry, April 1944. (A review of E. M. Forster by Lionel Trilling.)Excerpt: The liberal flatters himself upon his intentions, problems, “and prefers not to know that the good will generates its own that the love pf humanity has its own vices and the… More
Socialization and Trade Unions
– “Socialization and Trade Unions,” The New Leader, November 2, 1946.“Civil Liberties,” 1952 – A Study in Confusion
– "'Civil Liberties,' 1952 – A Study in Confusion," Commentary, March 1952.Excerpt: Is it conceivable that the line was incorrectly drawn in the first place? The liberals are loath to weigh the possibility lest it give comfort to the enemy; Senator McCarthy for… More
On “Negative Liberalism”
– “On 'Negative Liberalism',” Encounter, January 1954.The Politics of “Stylish Frustration”
– “The Politics of 'Stylish Frustration',” The New Leader, April 1, 1963.The Squares vs. the Yahoos
– “The Squares vs. the Yahoos,” The New Leader, September 14, 1964.Why I Am for Humphrey
– "Why I Am for Humphrey," The New Republic, June 8, 1968.Excerpt: Mr. Humphrey, in contrast, seems to me to be capable of moulding and leading the right kind of majority–one that does not wish to repudiate American traditions (and, yes,… More
Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s
– “Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s,” in The Thirties: A Reconsideration in the Light of the American Political Tradition, ed. Morton J. Frisch and Martin Diamond (De Kalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, 1968).Of Populism and Taxes
– "Of Populism and Taxes," The Public Interest, Summer 1972.Excerpt: There is no conspiracy—but there is a problem. It is not a problem of income distribution or of inequities of taxation. The problem is the bureaucratization of American… More
The New Road for the Democrats
– “The New Road for the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, October 13, 1972.Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform
– “Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform,” Wall Street Journal, December 15, 1972.On Conservatism and Capitalism
– “On Conservatism and Capitalism,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1975.What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?
– “What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?” (A symposium), Commentary, September 1976.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative
– “Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative,” Public Opinion, October/November, 1979.Mr. Carter and Iran
– “Mr. Carter and Iran,” Wall Street Journal, December 28, 1979.Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer
– Peter Steinfels, "Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer," a chapter in The Neoconservatives: The Men Who Are Changing America's Politics (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1979).“If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now…”
– “'If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now...'” (An interview), U.S. News and World Report, July 20, 1981.Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat
– “Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat,” Wall Street Journal, March 29, 1984.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Our Four-Party System
– “Our Four-Party System,” Wall Street Journal, June 15, 1984.Reviewing Reagan’s Reviewers
– “Reviewing Reagan's Reviewers,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1985.Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology
– “Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology,” The National Interest, Fall 1985.The New Liberal Isolationism
– “The New Liberal Isolationism,” Wall Street Journal, August 11, 1987.Ideological Subdivisions
– “Ideological Subdivisions,” Public Opinion, November-December, 1987.American Jews and Israel
– “American Jews and Israel” (A symposium), Commentary, February 1988.Liberalism and American Jews
– "Liberalism and American Jews," Commentary, October 1988.Excerpt: How long this condition of “cognitive dissonance” will continue, and where it will end, is not now foreseeable. Everything will depend on how the Western democracies themselves… More
A reply to “Liberalism and American Jews”
– "A reply to 'Liberalism and American Jews'" (A reply to letters), Commentary, January 1989.The Challenge of a Political Reversal
– “The Challenge of a Political Reversal,” Wall Street Journal, December 17, 1990.When It’s Wrong to Be Right
– “When It's Wrong to Be Right,” Wall Street Journal, March 24, 1993.Two Parties in Search of Direction
– “Two Parties in Search of Direction,” Wall Street Journal, May 12, 1993.Clinton’s Illusion – Spirit of the ’60s
– “Clinton's Illusion – Spirit of the '60s,” Wall Street Journal, August 19, 1993.The New Face of American Politics
– “The New Face of American Politics,” Wall Street Journal, August 26, 1994.The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Irving Kristol’s Moral Realism
– Philip Selznick, "Irving Kristol's Moral Realism," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).The Australian Connection
– Owen Harries, "The Australian Connection," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).A Tribute to Irving Kristol
– William E. Simon, "A Tribute to Irving Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Times of Transformation
– “Times of Transformation,” Wall Street Journal, June 13, 1995Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Poverty, Crime, and Community Building
– "Poverty, Crime, and Community Building" (A symposium of the Jewish Policy Center), April 29, 1996.The Feminization of the Democrats
– “The Feminization of the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, September 9, 1996.Excerpt: The current breakup experienced by the American family is having a profound effect on American politics, as well as on American society. One can go further and say that the social… More
The Family Way
– Jacob Weisberg, "The Family Way," The New Yorker, October 21 & 28, 1996.Excerpt: Someone imperfectly versed in the idiosyncrasies of American political life might have found Irving Kristol’s seventy-fifth-birthday party a bit peculiar. Gathered to… More
The Tipping-Point Election
– “The Tipping-Point Election: Will Future Americans Look Back at the 1996 Vote and Say 'Bingo'?” American Enterprise, November/December 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.Politics Reaches an Endpoint
– “Politics Reaches an Endpoint,” Wall Street Journal, July 29, 1998.Arguing the World
– Arguing the World: The New York Intellectuals in Their Own Words, ed. Joseph Dorman (New York: Free Press, 2000). (Transcript of TV interviews from 1998.)Irving Kristol and the Reinvigoration of Bourgeois Republicanism
– Laurence D. Cooper, in Bryan-Paul Frost and Jeffrey Sikkenga, eds, History of American Political Thought (Oxford: Lexington Books, 2003).Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan
– Stephen Miller, "Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan," Wall Street Journal, September 19-20, 2009.The Practical Liberal by Christopher DeMuth
– Christopher DeMuth, "The Practical Liberal," The American, September 22, 2009.Excerpt: Irving was, from start to finish, a proponent of vigorous government within its proper sphere. He never passed up a chance to enter a dissent, serious or wisecracking, against… More
A Great Good Man by Charles Krauthammer
– Charles Krauthammer, "A Great Good Man," The Washington Post, September 25, 2009.Excerpt: My theory of Irving is that this amazing equanimity was rooted in a profound sense of modesty. First about himself. At 20, he got a job as a machinist’s apprentice at the… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More
Beyond Ideology
– James Q. Wilson, "Beyond Ideology," Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. (A review of The Neoconservative Persuasion by Irving Kristol.)Excerpt: The essays in “The Neoconservative Persuasion”—all but one never before brought together in a book—are a remarkable introduction to one of the few people who… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion
– Amy Kass, Charles Krauthammer, Irwin Stelzer, Leon Kass, and William Kristol, "The Neoconservative Persuasion" (A panel discussion), February 2, 2011.Commentary
The Moral Critic
– “The Moral Critic,” Enquiry, April 1944. (A review of E. M. Forster by Lionel Trilling.)Excerpt: The liberal flatters himself upon his intentions, problems, “and prefers not to know that the good will generates its own that the love pf humanity has its own vices and the… More
Socialization and Trade Unions
– “Socialization and Trade Unions,” The New Leader, November 2, 1946.“Civil Liberties,” 1952 – A Study in Confusion
– "'Civil Liberties,' 1952 – A Study in Confusion," Commentary, March 1952.Excerpt: Is it conceivable that the line was incorrectly drawn in the first place? The liberals are loath to weigh the possibility lest it give comfort to the enemy; Senator McCarthy for… More
On “Negative Liberalism”
– “On 'Negative Liberalism',” Encounter, January 1954.The Politics of “Stylish Frustration”
– “The Politics of 'Stylish Frustration',” The New Leader, April 1, 1963.The Squares vs. the Yahoos
– “The Squares vs. the Yahoos,” The New Leader, September 14, 1964.Why I Am for Humphrey
– "Why I Am for Humphrey," The New Republic, June 8, 1968.Excerpt: Mr. Humphrey, in contrast, seems to me to be capable of moulding and leading the right kind of majority–one that does not wish to repudiate American traditions (and, yes,… More
Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s
– “Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s,” in The Thirties: A Reconsideration in the Light of the American Political Tradition, ed. Morton J. Frisch and Martin Diamond (De Kalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, 1968).Of Populism and Taxes
– "Of Populism and Taxes," The Public Interest, Summer 1972.Excerpt: There is no conspiracy—but there is a problem. It is not a problem of income distribution or of inequities of taxation. The problem is the bureaucratization of American… More
The New Road for the Democrats
– “The New Road for the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, October 13, 1972.Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform
– “Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform,” Wall Street Journal, December 15, 1972.On Conservatism and Capitalism
– “On Conservatism and Capitalism,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1975.What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?
– “What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?” (A symposium), Commentary, September 1976.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative
– “Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative,” Public Opinion, October/November, 1979.Mr. Carter and Iran
– “Mr. Carter and Iran,” Wall Street Journal, December 28, 1979.Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer
– Peter Steinfels, "Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer," a chapter in The Neoconservatives: The Men Who Are Changing America's Politics (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1979).“If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now…”
– “'If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now...'” (An interview), U.S. News and World Report, July 20, 1981.Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat
– “Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat,” Wall Street Journal, March 29, 1984.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Our Four-Party System
– “Our Four-Party System,” Wall Street Journal, June 15, 1984.Reviewing Reagan’s Reviewers
– “Reviewing Reagan's Reviewers,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1985.Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology
– “Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology,” The National Interest, Fall 1985.The New Liberal Isolationism
– “The New Liberal Isolationism,” Wall Street Journal, August 11, 1987.Ideological Subdivisions
– “Ideological Subdivisions,” Public Opinion, November-December, 1987.American Jews and Israel
– “American Jews and Israel” (A symposium), Commentary, February 1988.Liberalism and American Jews
– "Liberalism and American Jews," Commentary, October 1988.Excerpt: How long this condition of “cognitive dissonance” will continue, and where it will end, is not now foreseeable. Everything will depend on how the Western democracies themselves… More
A reply to “Liberalism and American Jews”
– "A reply to 'Liberalism and American Jews'" (A reply to letters), Commentary, January 1989.The Challenge of a Political Reversal
– “The Challenge of a Political Reversal,” Wall Street Journal, December 17, 1990.When It’s Wrong to Be Right
– “When It's Wrong to Be Right,” Wall Street Journal, March 24, 1993.Two Parties in Search of Direction
– “Two Parties in Search of Direction,” Wall Street Journal, May 12, 1993.Clinton’s Illusion – Spirit of the ’60s
– “Clinton's Illusion – Spirit of the '60s,” Wall Street Journal, August 19, 1993.The New Face of American Politics
– “The New Face of American Politics,” Wall Street Journal, August 26, 1994.The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Irving Kristol’s Moral Realism
– Philip Selznick, "Irving Kristol's Moral Realism," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).The Australian Connection
– Owen Harries, "The Australian Connection," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).A Tribute to Irving Kristol
– William E. Simon, "A Tribute to Irving Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Times of Transformation
– “Times of Transformation,” Wall Street Journal, June 13, 1995Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Poverty, Crime, and Community Building
– "Poverty, Crime, and Community Building" (A symposium of the Jewish Policy Center), April 29, 1996.The Feminization of the Democrats
– “The Feminization of the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, September 9, 1996.Excerpt: The current breakup experienced by the American family is having a profound effect on American politics, as well as on American society. One can go further and say that the social… More
The Family Way
– Jacob Weisberg, "The Family Way," The New Yorker, October 21 & 28, 1996.Excerpt: Someone imperfectly versed in the idiosyncrasies of American political life might have found Irving Kristol’s seventy-fifth-birthday party a bit peculiar. Gathered to… More
The Tipping-Point Election
– “The Tipping-Point Election: Will Future Americans Look Back at the 1996 Vote and Say 'Bingo'?” American Enterprise, November/December 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.Politics Reaches an Endpoint
– “Politics Reaches an Endpoint,” Wall Street Journal, July 29, 1998.Arguing the World
– Arguing the World: The New York Intellectuals in Their Own Words, ed. Joseph Dorman (New York: Free Press, 2000). (Transcript of TV interviews from 1998.)Irving Kristol and the Reinvigoration of Bourgeois Republicanism
– Laurence D. Cooper, in Bryan-Paul Frost and Jeffrey Sikkenga, eds, History of American Political Thought (Oxford: Lexington Books, 2003).Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan
– Stephen Miller, "Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan," Wall Street Journal, September 19-20, 2009.The Practical Liberal by Christopher DeMuth
– Christopher DeMuth, "The Practical Liberal," The American, September 22, 2009.Excerpt: Irving was, from start to finish, a proponent of vigorous government within its proper sphere. He never passed up a chance to enter a dissent, serious or wisecracking, against… More
A Great Good Man by Charles Krauthammer
– Charles Krauthammer, "A Great Good Man," The Washington Post, September 25, 2009.Excerpt: My theory of Irving is that this amazing equanimity was rooted in a profound sense of modesty. First about himself. At 20, he got a job as a machinist’s apprentice at the… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More
Beyond Ideology
– James Q. Wilson, "Beyond Ideology," Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. (A review of The Neoconservative Persuasion by Irving Kristol.)Excerpt: The essays in “The Neoconservative Persuasion”—all but one never before brought together in a book—are a remarkable introduction to one of the few people who… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion
– Amy Kass, Charles Krauthammer, Irwin Stelzer, Leon Kass, and William Kristol, "The Neoconservative Persuasion" (A panel discussion), February 2, 2011.Multimedia
The Moral Critic
– “The Moral Critic,” Enquiry, April 1944. (A review of E. M. Forster by Lionel Trilling.)Excerpt: The liberal flatters himself upon his intentions, problems, “and prefers not to know that the good will generates its own that the love pf humanity has its own vices and the… More
Socialization and Trade Unions
– “Socialization and Trade Unions,” The New Leader, November 2, 1946.“Civil Liberties,” 1952 – A Study in Confusion
– "'Civil Liberties,' 1952 – A Study in Confusion," Commentary, March 1952.Excerpt: Is it conceivable that the line was incorrectly drawn in the first place? The liberals are loath to weigh the possibility lest it give comfort to the enemy; Senator McCarthy for… More
On “Negative Liberalism”
– “On 'Negative Liberalism',” Encounter, January 1954.The Politics of “Stylish Frustration”
– “The Politics of 'Stylish Frustration',” The New Leader, April 1, 1963.The Squares vs. the Yahoos
– “The Squares vs. the Yahoos,” The New Leader, September 14, 1964.Why I Am for Humphrey
– "Why I Am for Humphrey," The New Republic, June 8, 1968.Excerpt: Mr. Humphrey, in contrast, seems to me to be capable of moulding and leading the right kind of majority–one that does not wish to repudiate American traditions (and, yes,… More
Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s
– “Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s,” in The Thirties: A Reconsideration in the Light of the American Political Tradition, ed. Morton J. Frisch and Martin Diamond (De Kalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, 1968).Of Populism and Taxes
– "Of Populism and Taxes," The Public Interest, Summer 1972.Excerpt: There is no conspiracy—but there is a problem. It is not a problem of income distribution or of inequities of taxation. The problem is the bureaucratization of American… More
The New Road for the Democrats
– “The New Road for the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, October 13, 1972.Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform
– “Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform,” Wall Street Journal, December 15, 1972.On Conservatism and Capitalism
– “On Conservatism and Capitalism,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1975.What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?
– “What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?” (A symposium), Commentary, September 1976.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative
– “Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative,” Public Opinion, October/November, 1979.Mr. Carter and Iran
– “Mr. Carter and Iran,” Wall Street Journal, December 28, 1979.Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer
– Peter Steinfels, "Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer," a chapter in The Neoconservatives: The Men Who Are Changing America's Politics (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1979).“If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now…”
– “'If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now...'” (An interview), U.S. News and World Report, July 20, 1981.Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat
– “Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat,” Wall Street Journal, March 29, 1984.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Our Four-Party System
– “Our Four-Party System,” Wall Street Journal, June 15, 1984.Reviewing Reagan’s Reviewers
– “Reviewing Reagan's Reviewers,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1985.Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology
– “Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology,” The National Interest, Fall 1985.The New Liberal Isolationism
– “The New Liberal Isolationism,” Wall Street Journal, August 11, 1987.Ideological Subdivisions
– “Ideological Subdivisions,” Public Opinion, November-December, 1987.American Jews and Israel
– “American Jews and Israel” (A symposium), Commentary, February 1988.Liberalism and American Jews
– "Liberalism and American Jews," Commentary, October 1988.Excerpt: How long this condition of “cognitive dissonance” will continue, and where it will end, is not now foreseeable. Everything will depend on how the Western democracies themselves… More
A reply to “Liberalism and American Jews”
– "A reply to 'Liberalism and American Jews'" (A reply to letters), Commentary, January 1989.The Challenge of a Political Reversal
– “The Challenge of a Political Reversal,” Wall Street Journal, December 17, 1990.When It’s Wrong to Be Right
– “When It's Wrong to Be Right,” Wall Street Journal, March 24, 1993.Two Parties in Search of Direction
– “Two Parties in Search of Direction,” Wall Street Journal, May 12, 1993.Clinton’s Illusion – Spirit of the ’60s
– “Clinton's Illusion – Spirit of the '60s,” Wall Street Journal, August 19, 1993.The New Face of American Politics
– “The New Face of American Politics,” Wall Street Journal, August 26, 1994.The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Irving Kristol’s Moral Realism
– Philip Selznick, "Irving Kristol's Moral Realism," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).The Australian Connection
– Owen Harries, "The Australian Connection," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).A Tribute to Irving Kristol
– William E. Simon, "A Tribute to Irving Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Times of Transformation
– “Times of Transformation,” Wall Street Journal, June 13, 1995Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Poverty, Crime, and Community Building
– "Poverty, Crime, and Community Building" (A symposium of the Jewish Policy Center), April 29, 1996.The Feminization of the Democrats
– “The Feminization of the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, September 9, 1996.Excerpt: The current breakup experienced by the American family is having a profound effect on American politics, as well as on American society. One can go further and say that the social… More
The Family Way
– Jacob Weisberg, "The Family Way," The New Yorker, October 21 & 28, 1996.Excerpt: Someone imperfectly versed in the idiosyncrasies of American political life might have found Irving Kristol’s seventy-fifth-birthday party a bit peculiar. Gathered to… More
The Tipping-Point Election
– “The Tipping-Point Election: Will Future Americans Look Back at the 1996 Vote and Say 'Bingo'?” American Enterprise, November/December 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.Politics Reaches an Endpoint
– “Politics Reaches an Endpoint,” Wall Street Journal, July 29, 1998.Arguing the World
– Arguing the World: The New York Intellectuals in Their Own Words, ed. Joseph Dorman (New York: Free Press, 2000). (Transcript of TV interviews from 1998.)Irving Kristol and the Reinvigoration of Bourgeois Republicanism
– Laurence D. Cooper, in Bryan-Paul Frost and Jeffrey Sikkenga, eds, History of American Political Thought (Oxford: Lexington Books, 2003).Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan
– Stephen Miller, "Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan," Wall Street Journal, September 19-20, 2009.The Practical Liberal by Christopher DeMuth
– Christopher DeMuth, "The Practical Liberal," The American, September 22, 2009.Excerpt: Irving was, from start to finish, a proponent of vigorous government within its proper sphere. He never passed up a chance to enter a dissent, serious or wisecracking, against… More
A Great Good Man by Charles Krauthammer
– Charles Krauthammer, "A Great Good Man," The Washington Post, September 25, 2009.Excerpt: My theory of Irving is that this amazing equanimity was rooted in a profound sense of modesty. First about himself. At 20, he got a job as a machinist’s apprentice at the… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More
Beyond Ideology
– James Q. Wilson, "Beyond Ideology," Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. (A review of The Neoconservative Persuasion by Irving Kristol.)Excerpt: The essays in “The Neoconservative Persuasion”—all but one never before brought together in a book—are a remarkable introduction to one of the few people who… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion
– Amy Kass, Charles Krauthammer, Irwin Stelzer, Leon Kass, and William Kristol, "The Neoconservative Persuasion" (A panel discussion), February 2, 2011.Teaching
The Moral Critic
– “The Moral Critic,” Enquiry, April 1944. (A review of E. M. Forster by Lionel Trilling.)Excerpt: The liberal flatters himself upon his intentions, problems, “and prefers not to know that the good will generates its own that the love pf humanity has its own vices and the… More
Socialization and Trade Unions
– “Socialization and Trade Unions,” The New Leader, November 2, 1946.“Civil Liberties,” 1952 – A Study in Confusion
– "'Civil Liberties,' 1952 – A Study in Confusion," Commentary, March 1952.Excerpt: Is it conceivable that the line was incorrectly drawn in the first place? The liberals are loath to weigh the possibility lest it give comfort to the enemy; Senator McCarthy for… More
On “Negative Liberalism”
– “On 'Negative Liberalism',” Encounter, January 1954.The Politics of “Stylish Frustration”
– “The Politics of 'Stylish Frustration',” The New Leader, April 1, 1963.The Squares vs. the Yahoos
– “The Squares vs. the Yahoos,” The New Leader, September 14, 1964.Why I Am for Humphrey
– "Why I Am for Humphrey," The New Republic, June 8, 1968.Excerpt: Mr. Humphrey, in contrast, seems to me to be capable of moulding and leading the right kind of majority–one that does not wish to repudiate American traditions (and, yes,… More
Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s
– “Ten Years in a Tunnel: Reflections on the 1930s,” in The Thirties: A Reconsideration in the Light of the American Political Tradition, ed. Morton J. Frisch and Martin Diamond (De Kalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press, 1968).Of Populism and Taxes
– "Of Populism and Taxes," The Public Interest, Summer 1972.Excerpt: There is no conspiracy—but there is a problem. It is not a problem of income distribution or of inequities of taxation. The problem is the bureaucratization of American… More
The New Road for the Democrats
– “The New Road for the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, October 13, 1972.Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform
– “Symbolic Policies and Liberal Reform,” Wall Street Journal, December 15, 1972.On Conservatism and Capitalism
– “On Conservatism and Capitalism,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1975.What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?
– “What Is a Liberal–Who Is Conservative?” (A symposium), Commentary, September 1976.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative
– “Confessions of a True, Self-Confessed – Perhaps the Only – Neoconservative,” Public Opinion, October/November, 1979.Mr. Carter and Iran
– “Mr. Carter and Iran,” Wall Street Journal, December 28, 1979.Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer
– Peter Steinfels, "Irving Kristol, Standard-Bearer," a chapter in The Neoconservatives: The Men Who Are Changing America's Politics (New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1979).“If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now…”
– “'If Conservatives Cannot Do It Now...'” (An interview), U.S. News and World Report, July 20, 1981.Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat
– “Unhinging of the Liberal Democrat,” Wall Street Journal, March 29, 1984.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Our Four-Party System
– “Our Four-Party System,” Wall Street Journal, June 15, 1984.Reviewing Reagan’s Reviewers
– “Reviewing Reagan's Reviewers,” Wall Street Journal, September 11, 1985.Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology
– “Foreign Policy in an Age of Ideology,” The National Interest, Fall 1985.The New Liberal Isolationism
– “The New Liberal Isolationism,” Wall Street Journal, August 11, 1987.Ideological Subdivisions
– “Ideological Subdivisions,” Public Opinion, November-December, 1987.American Jews and Israel
– “American Jews and Israel” (A symposium), Commentary, February 1988.Liberalism and American Jews
– "Liberalism and American Jews," Commentary, October 1988.Excerpt: How long this condition of “cognitive dissonance” will continue, and where it will end, is not now foreseeable. Everything will depend on how the Western democracies themselves… More
A reply to “Liberalism and American Jews”
– "A reply to 'Liberalism and American Jews'" (A reply to letters), Commentary, January 1989.The Challenge of a Political Reversal
– “The Challenge of a Political Reversal,” Wall Street Journal, December 17, 1990.When It’s Wrong to Be Right
– “When It's Wrong to Be Right,” Wall Street Journal, March 24, 1993.Two Parties in Search of Direction
– “Two Parties in Search of Direction,” Wall Street Journal, May 12, 1993.Clinton’s Illusion – Spirit of the ’60s
– “Clinton's Illusion – Spirit of the '60s,” Wall Street Journal, August 19, 1993.The New Face of American Politics
– “The New Face of American Politics,” Wall Street Journal, August 26, 1994.The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Irving Kristol’s Moral Realism
– Philip Selznick, "Irving Kristol's Moral Realism," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).The Australian Connection
– Owen Harries, "The Australian Connection," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).A Tribute to Irving Kristol
– William E. Simon, "A Tribute to Irving Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Times of Transformation
– “Times of Transformation,” Wall Street Journal, June 13, 1995Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Poverty, Crime, and Community Building
– "Poverty, Crime, and Community Building" (A symposium of the Jewish Policy Center), April 29, 1996.The Feminization of the Democrats
– “The Feminization of the Democrats,” Wall Street Journal, September 9, 1996.Excerpt: The current breakup experienced by the American family is having a profound effect on American politics, as well as on American society. One can go further and say that the social… More
The Family Way
– Jacob Weisberg, "The Family Way," The New Yorker, October 21 & 28, 1996.Excerpt: Someone imperfectly versed in the idiosyncrasies of American political life might have found Irving Kristol’s seventy-fifth-birthday party a bit peculiar. Gathered to… More
The Tipping-Point Election
– “The Tipping-Point Election: Will Future Americans Look Back at the 1996 Vote and Say 'Bingo'?” American Enterprise, November/December 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.Politics Reaches an Endpoint
– “Politics Reaches an Endpoint,” Wall Street Journal, July 29, 1998.Arguing the World
– Arguing the World: The New York Intellectuals in Their Own Words, ed. Joseph Dorman (New York: Free Press, 2000). (Transcript of TV interviews from 1998.)Irving Kristol and the Reinvigoration of Bourgeois Republicanism
– Laurence D. Cooper, in Bryan-Paul Frost and Jeffrey Sikkenga, eds, History of American Political Thought (Oxford: Lexington Books, 2003).Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan
– Stephen Miller, "Neoconservative Pioneer Paved Way for Reagan," Wall Street Journal, September 19-20, 2009.The Practical Liberal by Christopher DeMuth
– Christopher DeMuth, "The Practical Liberal," The American, September 22, 2009.Excerpt: Irving was, from start to finish, a proponent of vigorous government within its proper sphere. He never passed up a chance to enter a dissent, serious or wisecracking, against… More
A Great Good Man by Charles Krauthammer
– Charles Krauthammer, "A Great Good Man," The Washington Post, September 25, 2009.Excerpt: My theory of Irving is that this amazing equanimity was rooted in a profound sense of modesty. First about himself. At 20, he got a job as a machinist’s apprentice at the… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More
Beyond Ideology
– James Q. Wilson, "Beyond Ideology," Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2011. (A review of The Neoconservative Persuasion by Irving Kristol.)Excerpt: The essays in “The Neoconservative Persuasion”—all but one never before brought together in a book—are a remarkable introduction to one of the few people who… More