"Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law," Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 8 (1985), pp. 323-326.
Essays
The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity
"The American Election: Entitlements Versus Opportunity," Government and Opposition, Vol. 20 (1985).
The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action
"The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action," National Review, May 4, 1984, pp. 26-34.
The Teaching of Citizenship
"The Teaching of Citizenship," PS, Spring 1984, pp. 211-215.
Too Much Charisma in the Executive?
“Too Much Charisma in the Executive?” The New Federalist Papers, The Claremont Institute, 14 March 1984.
The Absent Executive in Aristotle’s Politics
"The Absent Executive in Aristotle's Politics," Natural Right and Political Right, P. Schramm and T. Silver, eds., Carolina Academic Press, 1984, pp. 169-196.
Review of Lyndon B. Johnson: A Memoir by George Reedy
Review of Lyndon B. Johnson: A Memoir, by George Reedy, Political Science Quarterly, 1984.
The Forms and Formalities of Liberty
"The Forms and Formalities of Liberty," The Public Interest, No. 70 (Winter 1983), pp. 121-131.
Review of Moral Philosophy at Seventeenth-Century Harvard: A Discipline in Transition
Review of Moral Philosophy at Seventeenth-Century Harvard: A Discipline in Transition, by N. Fiering, Review of Metaphysics, vol. 37 (September 1983): 116-18.
Review of The Practice of Political Authority
Review of The Practice of Political Authority, by Richard Flathman, Independent Journal of Philosophy, vol. 4 (1983): 180-81.