"A Great-books Junior College," symposium entitled "Nineteen Great Ideas for Repairing Civic Life," Policy Review, March-April 1996, p. 23.
Essays
An Idea and Its Consequences
"An Idea and Its Consequences," review of Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea, by Irving Kristol, National Review, 12 February 1996, 27-28.
Was It Really a Myth?
"Was It Really a Myth?" review of The Myth of American Individualism, by Barry Alan Shain, Times Literary Supplement, 09 February 1996.
A Powerful Friend
"A Powerful Friend," Reader's Digest, February 1996.
Passions et intérêts
“Passions et intérêts,” Dictionnaire de Philosophie Politique, Philippe Raynaud and Stéphane Rials, eds., Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1996, pp. 453-457.
Foreword to Tocqueville and the Nature of Democracy
Foreword to Tocqueville and the Nature of Democracy, by Pierre Manent, English translation, Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 1996.
Bring Back Respectability
"Bring Back Respectability," The American Enterprise, 1996.
Enlightenment Supporter Sees a Dark Future for Democracy
"Enlightenment Supporter Sees a Dark Future for Democracy," review of On the Eve of the Millennium: The Future of Democracy through an Age of Unreason, by Conor Cruise O'Brien, Washington Times, 10 December 1995, B8.
The National Prospect
"The National Prospect," a symposium, Commentary Magazine, November 1995, 85-86.
Look, No Tocqueville!
"Look, No Tocqueville!," review of The Next American Nation, by Michael Lind, National Interest, no. 41 (Fall 1995): 99-102.