"Hook-Up or Shut Up," review of Sex and the Soul, by Donna Freitas, Wall Street Journal, 29 April 2008.
Essays
Charity in Speech
"The Common Form of All the Virtues," a sermon delivered in Appleton Chapel, Harvard University, February 12, 2008, Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2008.
When the Giving is Good: Saving Christmas from the Economists
"When the Giving is Good: Saving Christmas from the Economists," Weekly Standard, 14 Jan 2008.
Timeless Mind
"Timeless Mind," review of Eugene Sheppard’s Leo Strauss and the Politics of Exile and Daniel Tanguay’s Leo Strauss, Claremont Review of Books, Winter 2007/08.
You Can Have It Too
"You Can Have It Too," Atlantic Magazine, November 2007.
The Tough-Guy Liberal: Lee Bollinger Tries to Take on Ahmadinejad
"The Tough-Guy Liberal: Lee Bollinger Tries to Take on Ahmadinejad," Weekly Standard, 9 Oct 2007.
Atheist Tracts
"Atheist Tracts," Weekly Standard, 13 August 2007.
How to Understand Politics
"How to Understand Politics," revised version of 2007 Jefferson Lecture, First Things, August/September 2007.
The Case for the Strong Executive
"The Case for the Strong Executive," Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2007, pp. 21-24, reprinted in the Wall Street Journal, 2 May 2007.
Lacking Elevation
"Lacking Elevation," review of Hugh Brogan’s Alexis de Tocqueville: A Life, New Criterion, May 2007, pp. 64-67.