"Between the New Deal and the Reagan Revolution," review of Congress, the President, and Public Policy, by Michael Mezey, Government and Opposition, vol. 26 (1991): 278-80.
Essays
The State of Harvard
"The State of Harvard," review article in The Public Interest, No. 101 (Fall 1990), pp. 113-123.
Social Science and the Constitution
"Social Science and the Constitution," Confronting the Constitution, Allan Bloom, ed., American Enterprise Institute Press, 1990, pp. 411-436.
Le Libéralisme et la Vertu
"Le Libéralisme et la Vertu," Commentaire 12 (Winter 1989-90): 682-83.
The Revival of Constitutionalism
"The Revival of Constitutionalism," The Revival of Constitutionalism, James W. Muller, ed., Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska University Press, 1989, pp. 214-27.
The American Election: Another Reagan Triumph
"The American Election: Another Reagan Triumph," Government and Opposition, Vol. 24 (1989), pp. 28-38.
Harrington’s Long Road Is, at Last, Not a Lonely One
"Harrington’s Long Road Is, at Last, Not a Lonely One," review of The Long-Distance runner: An Autobiography, by Michael Harrington, Washington Times, 29 August 1988, D7.
Constitutional Fideism
"Constitutional Fideism," review article in Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities, vol. 1 (1988), pp. 181-86.
Straussianism, Democracy and Allan Bloom, II: Democracy and the Great Books
"Straussianism, Democracy and Allan Bloom, II: Democracy and the Great Books," New Republic, 4 April 1988, 33-37. Also published in French as "La Démocratie et les Grands Livre," Commentaire 11 (Summer 1988): 492-96.
Democracy and the Great Books
"Democracy and the Great Books," an exchange with Richard Rorty, The New Republic, April 4, 1988. Also published in French, Commentaire, Summer 1988, pp. 492-6.