Books
Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Anti-Power Ethic
– "The Anti-Power Ethic," review article in Government and Opposition, Vol. 17 (1982), pp. 362-369.The Forms and Formalities of Liberty
– "The Forms and Formalities of Liberty," The Public Interest, No. 70 (Winter 1983), pp. 121-131.Excerpt: This statement is long for an epigraph but dense enough to require explanation, and deep enough to reward reflection. Speaking of “forms,” Tocqueville directs our… More
The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action
– "The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action," National Review, May 4, 1984, pp. 26-34.Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution
– "Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution," A Melting Pot or a Nation of Minorities, W. Lawson Taitte, ed., University of Texas at Dallas, 1986, pp. 91-110.Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action
– Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action, by Herman Belz, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, vol. 23 (1992): 423-25.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism
– "Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism," interview in Harvard Review of Philosophy, Spring 1993, pp. 30-47.Excerpt: HRP: What, in your view, is political philosophy and why should students and others care about it? Mansfield: Let me answer from the standpoint of philosophy. I would saythat… More
Equality and Comfort
– "Equality and Comfort," review of Liberty, Justice, Order, by John Morton Blum, Times Literary Supplement, 10 June 1994, 13.Why Equality is Ridiculous
– "Why Equality is Ridiculous," review of In Defense of Elitism, by William A. Henry III, Wall Street Journal, 6 September 1994, A10.Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers
– "Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers," Wall Street Journal, 1 November 1994, A20.Democracy and Populism
– "Democracy and Populism," A New Moment in the Americas, Robert S. Leiken, ed., New Brunswick, N. J.: Transaction Publishers, 1995. pp. 27-30.Tocqueville and Conservatism
– "Tocqueville and Conservatism," panel discussion, C-SPAN, 12 September 1997.Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Manliness
– Yale University Press, 2006. Italian trans., Virilità, Rizzoli, 2006.Excerpt: Today the very word manliness seems quaint and obsolete. We are in the process of making the English language gender-neutral, and manliness, the quality of one gender, or rather,… More
Too Much Justice?
– "Too Much Justice?," interview in The Utopian, 30 March 2010.Excerpt: Does justice consist in just institutions? Nowadays, we tend to think of it that way. For us, justice consists, for example, in the separation of powers or an independent… More
Democracy without Politics
– "Democracy without Politics," review of Democracy without Politics, by Steven Bilakovics, Defining Ideas, 14 March 2012.Excerpt: Steven Bilakovics has written a promising first book that will give concern to all who reflect on democracy today. It begins from the simple observation that although everybody… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 3: Executive Power
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 5: Manliness and Thumos
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvard Faculty Speeches, 1975-2006
View pdf version The speeches reported here were given by Harvey C. Mansfield over 31 years to meetings of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. They have been edited by him in 2012.… More
What Is the Future of Conservatism?
– "What Is the Future of Conservatism?," Commentary Magazine, January 2013.Excerpt: It’s possible to be too concerned with the future–or to be judged too concerned–as conservatives discovered in the election of 2012. In winning, liberals paid almost no… More
The Higher Education Scandal
– "The Higher Education Scandal" Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2013.Excerpt: Today’s liberals do not use liberalism to achieve excellence, but abandon excellence to achieve liberalism. They have effectually eliminated conservatism from higher… More
Essays
Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Anti-Power Ethic
– "The Anti-Power Ethic," review article in Government and Opposition, Vol. 17 (1982), pp. 362-369.The Forms and Formalities of Liberty
– "The Forms and Formalities of Liberty," The Public Interest, No. 70 (Winter 1983), pp. 121-131.Excerpt: This statement is long for an epigraph but dense enough to require explanation, and deep enough to reward reflection. Speaking of “forms,” Tocqueville directs our… More
The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action
– "The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action," National Review, May 4, 1984, pp. 26-34.Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution
– "Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution," A Melting Pot or a Nation of Minorities, W. Lawson Taitte, ed., University of Texas at Dallas, 1986, pp. 91-110.Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action
– Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action, by Herman Belz, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, vol. 23 (1992): 423-25.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism
– "Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism," interview in Harvard Review of Philosophy, Spring 1993, pp. 30-47.Excerpt: HRP: What, in your view, is political philosophy and why should students and others care about it? Mansfield: Let me answer from the standpoint of philosophy. I would saythat… More
Equality and Comfort
– "Equality and Comfort," review of Liberty, Justice, Order, by John Morton Blum, Times Literary Supplement, 10 June 1994, 13.Why Equality is Ridiculous
– "Why Equality is Ridiculous," review of In Defense of Elitism, by William A. Henry III, Wall Street Journal, 6 September 1994, A10.Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers
– "Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers," Wall Street Journal, 1 November 1994, A20.Democracy and Populism
– "Democracy and Populism," A New Moment in the Americas, Robert S. Leiken, ed., New Brunswick, N. J.: Transaction Publishers, 1995. pp. 27-30.Tocqueville and Conservatism
– "Tocqueville and Conservatism," panel discussion, C-SPAN, 12 September 1997.Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Manliness
– Yale University Press, 2006. Italian trans., Virilità, Rizzoli, 2006.Excerpt: Today the very word manliness seems quaint and obsolete. We are in the process of making the English language gender-neutral, and manliness, the quality of one gender, or rather,… More
Too Much Justice?
– "Too Much Justice?," interview in The Utopian, 30 March 2010.Excerpt: Does justice consist in just institutions? Nowadays, we tend to think of it that way. For us, justice consists, for example, in the separation of powers or an independent… More
Democracy without Politics
– "Democracy without Politics," review of Democracy without Politics, by Steven Bilakovics, Defining Ideas, 14 March 2012.Excerpt: Steven Bilakovics has written a promising first book that will give concern to all who reflect on democracy today. It begins from the simple observation that although everybody… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 3: Executive Power
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 5: Manliness and Thumos
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvard Faculty Speeches, 1975-2006
View pdf version The speeches reported here were given by Harvey C. Mansfield over 31 years to meetings of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. They have been edited by him in 2012.… More
What Is the Future of Conservatism?
– "What Is the Future of Conservatism?," Commentary Magazine, January 2013.Excerpt: It’s possible to be too concerned with the future–or to be judged too concerned–as conservatives discovered in the election of 2012. In winning, liberals paid almost no… More
The Higher Education Scandal
– "The Higher Education Scandal" Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2013.Excerpt: Today’s liberals do not use liberalism to achieve excellence, but abandon excellence to achieve liberalism. They have effectually eliminated conservatism from higher… More
Commentary
Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Anti-Power Ethic
– "The Anti-Power Ethic," review article in Government and Opposition, Vol. 17 (1982), pp. 362-369.The Forms and Formalities of Liberty
– "The Forms and Formalities of Liberty," The Public Interest, No. 70 (Winter 1983), pp. 121-131.Excerpt: This statement is long for an epigraph but dense enough to require explanation, and deep enough to reward reflection. Speaking of “forms,” Tocqueville directs our… More
The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action
– "The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action," National Review, May 4, 1984, pp. 26-34.Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution
– "Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution," A Melting Pot or a Nation of Minorities, W. Lawson Taitte, ed., University of Texas at Dallas, 1986, pp. 91-110.Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action
– Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action, by Herman Belz, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, vol. 23 (1992): 423-25.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism
– "Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism," interview in Harvard Review of Philosophy, Spring 1993, pp. 30-47.Excerpt: HRP: What, in your view, is political philosophy and why should students and others care about it? Mansfield: Let me answer from the standpoint of philosophy. I would saythat… More
Equality and Comfort
– "Equality and Comfort," review of Liberty, Justice, Order, by John Morton Blum, Times Literary Supplement, 10 June 1994, 13.Why Equality is Ridiculous
– "Why Equality is Ridiculous," review of In Defense of Elitism, by William A. Henry III, Wall Street Journal, 6 September 1994, A10.Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers
– "Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers," Wall Street Journal, 1 November 1994, A20.Democracy and Populism
– "Democracy and Populism," A New Moment in the Americas, Robert S. Leiken, ed., New Brunswick, N. J.: Transaction Publishers, 1995. pp. 27-30.Tocqueville and Conservatism
– "Tocqueville and Conservatism," panel discussion, C-SPAN, 12 September 1997.Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Manliness
– Yale University Press, 2006. Italian trans., Virilità, Rizzoli, 2006.Excerpt: Today the very word manliness seems quaint and obsolete. We are in the process of making the English language gender-neutral, and manliness, the quality of one gender, or rather,… More
Too Much Justice?
– "Too Much Justice?," interview in The Utopian, 30 March 2010.Excerpt: Does justice consist in just institutions? Nowadays, we tend to think of it that way. For us, justice consists, for example, in the separation of powers or an independent… More
Democracy without Politics
– "Democracy without Politics," review of Democracy without Politics, by Steven Bilakovics, Defining Ideas, 14 March 2012.Excerpt: Steven Bilakovics has written a promising first book that will give concern to all who reflect on democracy today. It begins from the simple observation that although everybody… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 3: Executive Power
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 5: Manliness and Thumos
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvard Faculty Speeches, 1975-2006
View pdf version The speeches reported here were given by Harvey C. Mansfield over 31 years to meetings of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. They have been edited by him in 2012.… More
What Is the Future of Conservatism?
– "What Is the Future of Conservatism?," Commentary Magazine, January 2013.Excerpt: It’s possible to be too concerned with the future–or to be judged too concerned–as conservatives discovered in the election of 2012. In winning, liberals paid almost no… More
The Higher Education Scandal
– "The Higher Education Scandal" Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2013.Excerpt: Today’s liberals do not use liberalism to achieve excellence, but abandon excellence to achieve liberalism. They have effectually eliminated conservatism from higher… More
Multimedia
Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Anti-Power Ethic
– "The Anti-Power Ethic," review article in Government and Opposition, Vol. 17 (1982), pp. 362-369.The Forms and Formalities of Liberty
– "The Forms and Formalities of Liberty," The Public Interest, No. 70 (Winter 1983), pp. 121-131.Excerpt: This statement is long for an epigraph but dense enough to require explanation, and deep enough to reward reflection. Speaking of “forms,” Tocqueville directs our… More
The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action
– "The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action," National Review, May 4, 1984, pp. 26-34.Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution
– "Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution," A Melting Pot or a Nation of Minorities, W. Lawson Taitte, ed., University of Texas at Dallas, 1986, pp. 91-110.Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action
– Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action, by Herman Belz, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, vol. 23 (1992): 423-25.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism
– "Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism," interview in Harvard Review of Philosophy, Spring 1993, pp. 30-47.Excerpt: HRP: What, in your view, is political philosophy and why should students and others care about it? Mansfield: Let me answer from the standpoint of philosophy. I would saythat… More
Equality and Comfort
– "Equality and Comfort," review of Liberty, Justice, Order, by John Morton Blum, Times Literary Supplement, 10 June 1994, 13.Why Equality is Ridiculous
– "Why Equality is Ridiculous," review of In Defense of Elitism, by William A. Henry III, Wall Street Journal, 6 September 1994, A10.Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers
– "Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers," Wall Street Journal, 1 November 1994, A20.Democracy and Populism
– "Democracy and Populism," A New Moment in the Americas, Robert S. Leiken, ed., New Brunswick, N. J.: Transaction Publishers, 1995. pp. 27-30.Tocqueville and Conservatism
– "Tocqueville and Conservatism," panel discussion, C-SPAN, 12 September 1997.Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Manliness
– Yale University Press, 2006. Italian trans., Virilità, Rizzoli, 2006.Excerpt: Today the very word manliness seems quaint and obsolete. We are in the process of making the English language gender-neutral, and manliness, the quality of one gender, or rather,… More
Too Much Justice?
– "Too Much Justice?," interview in The Utopian, 30 March 2010.Excerpt: Does justice consist in just institutions? Nowadays, we tend to think of it that way. For us, justice consists, for example, in the separation of powers or an independent… More
Democracy without Politics
– "Democracy without Politics," review of Democracy without Politics, by Steven Bilakovics, Defining Ideas, 14 March 2012.Excerpt: Steven Bilakovics has written a promising first book that will give concern to all who reflect on democracy today. It begins from the simple observation that although everybody… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 3: Executive Power
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 5: Manliness and Thumos
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvard Faculty Speeches, 1975-2006
View pdf version The speeches reported here were given by Harvey C. Mansfield over 31 years to meetings of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. They have been edited by him in 2012.… More
What Is the Future of Conservatism?
– "What Is the Future of Conservatism?," Commentary Magazine, January 2013.Excerpt: It’s possible to be too concerned with the future–or to be judged too concerned–as conservatives discovered in the election of 2012. In winning, liberals paid almost no… More
The Higher Education Scandal
– "The Higher Education Scandal" Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2013.Excerpt: Today’s liberals do not use liberalism to achieve excellence, but abandon excellence to achieve liberalism. They have effectually eliminated conservatism from higher… More
Teaching
Spirit of Liberalism
– Harvard University Press, 1978.Excerpt: IN THE election of 1972 the coalition of which the Democratic party is composed came unstuck as its voters divided into enthusiasts for McGovern or against Nixon and supporters of… More
The Anti-Power Ethic
– "The Anti-Power Ethic," review article in Government and Opposition, Vol. 17 (1982), pp. 362-369.The Forms and Formalities of Liberty
– "The Forms and Formalities of Liberty," The Public Interest, No. 70 (Winter 1983), pp. 121-131.Excerpt: This statement is long for an epigraph but dense enough to require explanation, and deep enough to reward reflection. Speaking of “forms,” Tocqueville directs our… More
The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action
– "The Underhandedness of Affirmative Action," National Review, May 4, 1984, pp. 26-34.Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution
– "Affirmative Action Versus The Constitution," A Melting Pot or a Nation of Minorities, W. Lawson Taitte, ed., University of Texas at Dallas, 1986, pp. 91-110.Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action
– Review of Equality Transformed: A Quarter-Century of Affirmative Action, by Herman Belz, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, vol. 23 (1992): 423-25.America’s Constitutional Soul
– The Johns Hopkins University Press; Reprint edition (March 1, 1993)Excerpt: When it comes to American politics, I am an amateur. I love America at its best, or even at its most characteristic: “only in America.” Perhaps this kind of love ought… More
Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism
– "Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., The Question of Conservatism," interview in Harvard Review of Philosophy, Spring 1993, pp. 30-47.Excerpt: HRP: What, in your view, is political philosophy and why should students and others care about it? Mansfield: Let me answer from the standpoint of philosophy. I would saythat… More
Equality and Comfort
– "Equality and Comfort," review of Liberty, Justice, Order, by John Morton Blum, Times Literary Supplement, 10 June 1994, 13.Why Equality is Ridiculous
– "Why Equality is Ridiculous," review of In Defense of Elitism, by William A. Henry III, Wall Street Journal, 6 September 1994, A10.Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers
– "Newt, Take Note: Populism Poses Its Own Dangers," Wall Street Journal, 1 November 1994, A20.Democracy and Populism
– "Democracy and Populism," A New Moment in the Americas, Robert S. Leiken, ed., New Brunswick, N. J.: Transaction Publishers, 1995. pp. 27-30.Tocqueville and Conservatism
– "Tocqueville and Conservatism," panel discussion, C-SPAN, 12 September 1997.Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
– a new translation with introduction (with Delba Winthrop) University Of Chicago Press (November 1, 2000)Manliness
– Yale University Press, 2006. Italian trans., Virilità, Rizzoli, 2006.Excerpt: Today the very word manliness seems quaint and obsolete. We are in the process of making the English language gender-neutral, and manliness, the quality of one gender, or rather,… More
Too Much Justice?
– "Too Much Justice?," interview in The Utopian, 30 March 2010.Excerpt: Does justice consist in just institutions? Nowadays, we tend to think of it that way. For us, justice consists, for example, in the separation of powers or an independent… More
Democracy without Politics
– "Democracy without Politics," review of Democracy without Politics, by Steven Bilakovics, Defining Ideas, 14 March 2012.Excerpt: Steven Bilakovics has written a promising first book that will give concern to all who reflect on democracy today. It begins from the simple observation that although everybody… More
Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 3: Executive Power
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvey Mansfield 80th Birthday Conference Panel 5: Manliness and Thumos
– Harvey Mansfield on his 80th Birthday: A Review of His Works. This event is sponsored by the Program on Constitutional Government in the Department of Government, and in affiliation with the Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University. 30 March 2012.Harvard Faculty Speeches, 1975-2006
View pdf version The speeches reported here were given by Harvey C. Mansfield over 31 years to meetings of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. They have been edited by him in 2012.… More
What Is the Future of Conservatism?
– "What Is the Future of Conservatism?," Commentary Magazine, January 2013.Excerpt: It’s possible to be too concerned with the future–or to be judged too concerned–as conservatives discovered in the election of 2012. In winning, liberals paid almost no… More
The Higher Education Scandal
– "The Higher Education Scandal" Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2013.Excerpt: Today’s liberals do not use liberalism to achieve excellence, but abandon excellence to achieve liberalism. They have effectually eliminated conservatism from higher… More