Books
God and Politics in America
– “God and Politics in America,” Encounter, August 1961.The Strange Death of Liberal Education
– “The Strange Death of Liberal Education,” Fortune, March 1968. (A review of Higher Education and Modern Democracy by Robert Goldwin.)Our Shaken Foundations
– “Our Shaken Foundations,” Fortune, July 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University," New York Times Magazine, December 8, 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University" (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, January 5, 1969.What Business Is a University In?
– “What Business Is a University In?” New York Times Magazine, March 22, 1970.A University’s Business
– “A University's Business” (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, April 19, 1970.A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism
– "A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism," New York Times Magazine, November 14, 1971.On the Democratic Idea in America
– New York: Harper, 1972.1. Urban Civilization and its Discontents 2. The Shaking of the Foundations 3. Pornography, Obscenity, and the Case for Censorship 4. American Historians and the Democratic Idea 5. American… More
The Need for a Philosophy of Education
– “The Need for a Philosophy of Education” (remarks originally delivered as part of a conference at Rockefeller University on February 21-22, 1972) in The Idea of a Modern University, ed. Sidney Hook, Paul Kurtz, and Miro Todorovich (New York: Prometheus Books, 1974).Lag Found in Tempo of Reform
– "Lag Found in Tempo of Reform," New York Times, January 8, 1973.The Misgivings of a Philanthropist
– “The Misgivings of a Philanthropist,” Wall Street Journal, March 14, 1973.What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?
– “What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?” (Lecture at The One-Day Institute, The New York City Council on Economic Education) April 11, 1973.Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society
– "Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society" (Lecture at the 1974 Educational Testing Service conference), printed in Moral Development (Princeton, NJ: ETS, 1975).Excerpt: Properly understood, authority is to be distinguished from power, which is the capacity to coerce. In the case of authority, power is not experienced as coercive because it is… More
On “Economic Education”
– “On 'Economic Education',” Wall Street Journal, February 18, 1976.Memoirs of a Trotskyist
– "Memoirs of a Trotskyist," New York Times Magazine, January 23, 1977.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector
– “Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector,” A speech before the Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations, May 30, 1980.Excerpt: I want to make one final point, which is really my original point. Foundations came into existence originally to do all the things that needed to be done that the government did… More
Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Schools Can Do This Much
– “Schools Can Do This Much,” Wall Street Journal, September 8, 1986.Room for Darwin and the Bible
– “Room for Darwin and the Bible,” New York Times, September 30, 1986.Excerpt: The current teaching of evolution in our public schools does indeed have an ideological bias against religious belief – teaching as ”fact” what is only… More
Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?
– “Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?” Wall Street Journal, September 15, 1987.Some Kindergarten Remediation
– “Some Kindergarten Remediation,” Wall Street Journal, June 22, 1989.The Way We Were
– “The Way We Were,” National Interest, Fall 1989.Education Reforms That Do and Don’t Work
– “Education Reforms That Do and Don't Work,” Wall Street Journal, October 24, 1989.Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence
– Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence by Paul Greenberg (Washington, D.C.: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1991).The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.What Shall We Do with the NEA?
– “What Shall We Do with the NEA?” Wall Street Journal, March 16, 1992.Multi-Culturalism, “Political Correctness,” and America’s Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?
– "Multi-Culturalism, 'Political Correctness,' and America's Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?"The Inevitable Outcome of ‘Outcomes’
– “The Inevitable Outcome of 'Outcomes',” Wall Street Journal, April 18, 1994.A Letter from Paris
– H. J. Kaplan, "A Letter from Paris," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Booknotes
– "Booknotes" (An interview with Brian Lamb), September 5, 1995.Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools
– "Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools," Michigan Law & Policy Review, 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.There is No “Third Sector”
– "There is No 'Third Sector'" (An interview), Philanthropy, November/December 1998.Irving Kristol: The “Universal Resource”
– Tevi Troy, "Irving Kristol: The 'Universal Resource'," The Corner blog, National Review, September 21, 2009.Excerpt: Goldwin was not the only White House staffer enamored of Kristol. Then–deputy chief of staff Dick Cheney was a fan as well, and he wrote in a memo to Goldwin, “I greatly… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More
Essays
God and Politics in America
– “God and Politics in America,” Encounter, August 1961.The Strange Death of Liberal Education
– “The Strange Death of Liberal Education,” Fortune, March 1968. (A review of Higher Education and Modern Democracy by Robert Goldwin.)Our Shaken Foundations
– “Our Shaken Foundations,” Fortune, July 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University," New York Times Magazine, December 8, 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University" (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, January 5, 1969.What Business Is a University In?
– “What Business Is a University In?” New York Times Magazine, March 22, 1970.A University’s Business
– “A University's Business” (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, April 19, 1970.A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism
– "A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism," New York Times Magazine, November 14, 1971.On the Democratic Idea in America
– New York: Harper, 1972.1. Urban Civilization and its Discontents 2. The Shaking of the Foundations 3. Pornography, Obscenity, and the Case for Censorship 4. American Historians and the Democratic Idea 5. American… More
The Need for a Philosophy of Education
– “The Need for a Philosophy of Education” (remarks originally delivered as part of a conference at Rockefeller University on February 21-22, 1972) in The Idea of a Modern University, ed. Sidney Hook, Paul Kurtz, and Miro Todorovich (New York: Prometheus Books, 1974).Lag Found in Tempo of Reform
– "Lag Found in Tempo of Reform," New York Times, January 8, 1973.The Misgivings of a Philanthropist
– “The Misgivings of a Philanthropist,” Wall Street Journal, March 14, 1973.What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?
– “What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?” (Lecture at The One-Day Institute, The New York City Council on Economic Education) April 11, 1973.Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society
– "Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society" (Lecture at the 1974 Educational Testing Service conference), printed in Moral Development (Princeton, NJ: ETS, 1975).Excerpt: Properly understood, authority is to be distinguished from power, which is the capacity to coerce. In the case of authority, power is not experienced as coercive because it is… More
On “Economic Education”
– “On 'Economic Education',” Wall Street Journal, February 18, 1976.Memoirs of a Trotskyist
– "Memoirs of a Trotskyist," New York Times Magazine, January 23, 1977.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector
– “Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector,” A speech before the Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations, May 30, 1980.Excerpt: I want to make one final point, which is really my original point. Foundations came into existence originally to do all the things that needed to be done that the government did… More
Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Schools Can Do This Much
– “Schools Can Do This Much,” Wall Street Journal, September 8, 1986.Room for Darwin and the Bible
– “Room for Darwin and the Bible,” New York Times, September 30, 1986.Excerpt: The current teaching of evolution in our public schools does indeed have an ideological bias against religious belief – teaching as ”fact” what is only… More
Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?
– “Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?” Wall Street Journal, September 15, 1987.Some Kindergarten Remediation
– “Some Kindergarten Remediation,” Wall Street Journal, June 22, 1989.The Way We Were
– “The Way We Were,” National Interest, Fall 1989.Education Reforms That Do and Don’t Work
– “Education Reforms That Do and Don't Work,” Wall Street Journal, October 24, 1989.Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence
– Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence by Paul Greenberg (Washington, D.C.: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1991).The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.What Shall We Do with the NEA?
– “What Shall We Do with the NEA?” Wall Street Journal, March 16, 1992.Multi-Culturalism, “Political Correctness,” and America’s Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?
– "Multi-Culturalism, 'Political Correctness,' and America's Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?"The Inevitable Outcome of ‘Outcomes’
– “The Inevitable Outcome of 'Outcomes',” Wall Street Journal, April 18, 1994.A Letter from Paris
– H. J. Kaplan, "A Letter from Paris," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Booknotes
– "Booknotes" (An interview with Brian Lamb), September 5, 1995.Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools
– "Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools," Michigan Law & Policy Review, 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.There is No “Third Sector”
– "There is No 'Third Sector'" (An interview), Philanthropy, November/December 1998.Irving Kristol: The “Universal Resource”
– Tevi Troy, "Irving Kristol: The 'Universal Resource'," The Corner blog, National Review, September 21, 2009.Excerpt: Goldwin was not the only White House staffer enamored of Kristol. Then–deputy chief of staff Dick Cheney was a fan as well, and he wrote in a memo to Goldwin, “I greatly… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More
Commentary
God and Politics in America
– “God and Politics in America,” Encounter, August 1961.The Strange Death of Liberal Education
– “The Strange Death of Liberal Education,” Fortune, March 1968. (A review of Higher Education and Modern Democracy by Robert Goldwin.)Our Shaken Foundations
– “Our Shaken Foundations,” Fortune, July 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University," New York Times Magazine, December 8, 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University" (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, January 5, 1969.What Business Is a University In?
– “What Business Is a University In?” New York Times Magazine, March 22, 1970.A University’s Business
– “A University's Business” (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, April 19, 1970.A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism
– "A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism," New York Times Magazine, November 14, 1971.On the Democratic Idea in America
– New York: Harper, 1972.1. Urban Civilization and its Discontents 2. The Shaking of the Foundations 3. Pornography, Obscenity, and the Case for Censorship 4. American Historians and the Democratic Idea 5. American… More
The Need for a Philosophy of Education
– “The Need for a Philosophy of Education” (remarks originally delivered as part of a conference at Rockefeller University on February 21-22, 1972) in The Idea of a Modern University, ed. Sidney Hook, Paul Kurtz, and Miro Todorovich (New York: Prometheus Books, 1974).Lag Found in Tempo of Reform
– "Lag Found in Tempo of Reform," New York Times, January 8, 1973.The Misgivings of a Philanthropist
– “The Misgivings of a Philanthropist,” Wall Street Journal, March 14, 1973.What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?
– “What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?” (Lecture at The One-Day Institute, The New York City Council on Economic Education) April 11, 1973.Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society
– "Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society" (Lecture at the 1974 Educational Testing Service conference), printed in Moral Development (Princeton, NJ: ETS, 1975).Excerpt: Properly understood, authority is to be distinguished from power, which is the capacity to coerce. In the case of authority, power is not experienced as coercive because it is… More
On “Economic Education”
– “On 'Economic Education',” Wall Street Journal, February 18, 1976.Memoirs of a Trotskyist
– "Memoirs of a Trotskyist," New York Times Magazine, January 23, 1977.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector
– “Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector,” A speech before the Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations, May 30, 1980.Excerpt: I want to make one final point, which is really my original point. Foundations came into existence originally to do all the things that needed to be done that the government did… More
Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Schools Can Do This Much
– “Schools Can Do This Much,” Wall Street Journal, September 8, 1986.Room for Darwin and the Bible
– “Room for Darwin and the Bible,” New York Times, September 30, 1986.Excerpt: The current teaching of evolution in our public schools does indeed have an ideological bias against religious belief – teaching as ”fact” what is only… More
Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?
– “Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?” Wall Street Journal, September 15, 1987.Some Kindergarten Remediation
– “Some Kindergarten Remediation,” Wall Street Journal, June 22, 1989.The Way We Were
– “The Way We Were,” National Interest, Fall 1989.Education Reforms That Do and Don’t Work
– “Education Reforms That Do and Don't Work,” Wall Street Journal, October 24, 1989.Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence
– Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence by Paul Greenberg (Washington, D.C.: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1991).The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.What Shall We Do with the NEA?
– “What Shall We Do with the NEA?” Wall Street Journal, March 16, 1992.Multi-Culturalism, “Political Correctness,” and America’s Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?
– "Multi-Culturalism, 'Political Correctness,' and America's Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?"The Inevitable Outcome of ‘Outcomes’
– “The Inevitable Outcome of 'Outcomes',” Wall Street Journal, April 18, 1994.A Letter from Paris
– H. J. Kaplan, "A Letter from Paris," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Booknotes
– "Booknotes" (An interview with Brian Lamb), September 5, 1995.Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools
– "Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools," Michigan Law & Policy Review, 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.There is No “Third Sector”
– "There is No 'Third Sector'" (An interview), Philanthropy, November/December 1998.Irving Kristol: The “Universal Resource”
– Tevi Troy, "Irving Kristol: The 'Universal Resource'," The Corner blog, National Review, September 21, 2009.Excerpt: Goldwin was not the only White House staffer enamored of Kristol. Then–deputy chief of staff Dick Cheney was a fan as well, and he wrote in a memo to Goldwin, “I greatly… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More
Multimedia
God and Politics in America
– “God and Politics in America,” Encounter, August 1961.The Strange Death of Liberal Education
– “The Strange Death of Liberal Education,” Fortune, March 1968. (A review of Higher Education and Modern Democracy by Robert Goldwin.)Our Shaken Foundations
– “Our Shaken Foundations,” Fortune, July 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University," New York Times Magazine, December 8, 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University" (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, January 5, 1969.What Business Is a University In?
– “What Business Is a University In?” New York Times Magazine, March 22, 1970.A University’s Business
– “A University's Business” (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, April 19, 1970.A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism
– "A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism," New York Times Magazine, November 14, 1971.On the Democratic Idea in America
– New York: Harper, 1972.1. Urban Civilization and its Discontents 2. The Shaking of the Foundations 3. Pornography, Obscenity, and the Case for Censorship 4. American Historians and the Democratic Idea 5. American… More
The Need for a Philosophy of Education
– “The Need for a Philosophy of Education” (remarks originally delivered as part of a conference at Rockefeller University on February 21-22, 1972) in The Idea of a Modern University, ed. Sidney Hook, Paul Kurtz, and Miro Todorovich (New York: Prometheus Books, 1974).Lag Found in Tempo of Reform
– "Lag Found in Tempo of Reform," New York Times, January 8, 1973.The Misgivings of a Philanthropist
– “The Misgivings of a Philanthropist,” Wall Street Journal, March 14, 1973.What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?
– “What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?” (Lecture at The One-Day Institute, The New York City Council on Economic Education) April 11, 1973.Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society
– "Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society" (Lecture at the 1974 Educational Testing Service conference), printed in Moral Development (Princeton, NJ: ETS, 1975).Excerpt: Properly understood, authority is to be distinguished from power, which is the capacity to coerce. In the case of authority, power is not experienced as coercive because it is… More
On “Economic Education”
– “On 'Economic Education',” Wall Street Journal, February 18, 1976.Memoirs of a Trotskyist
– "Memoirs of a Trotskyist," New York Times Magazine, January 23, 1977.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector
– “Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector,” A speech before the Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations, May 30, 1980.Excerpt: I want to make one final point, which is really my original point. Foundations came into existence originally to do all the things that needed to be done that the government did… More
Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Schools Can Do This Much
– “Schools Can Do This Much,” Wall Street Journal, September 8, 1986.Room for Darwin and the Bible
– “Room for Darwin and the Bible,” New York Times, September 30, 1986.Excerpt: The current teaching of evolution in our public schools does indeed have an ideological bias against religious belief – teaching as ”fact” what is only… More
Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?
– “Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?” Wall Street Journal, September 15, 1987.Some Kindergarten Remediation
– “Some Kindergarten Remediation,” Wall Street Journal, June 22, 1989.The Way We Were
– “The Way We Were,” National Interest, Fall 1989.Education Reforms That Do and Don’t Work
– “Education Reforms That Do and Don't Work,” Wall Street Journal, October 24, 1989.Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence
– Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence by Paul Greenberg (Washington, D.C.: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1991).The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.What Shall We Do with the NEA?
– “What Shall We Do with the NEA?” Wall Street Journal, March 16, 1992.Multi-Culturalism, “Political Correctness,” and America’s Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?
– "Multi-Culturalism, 'Political Correctness,' and America's Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?"The Inevitable Outcome of ‘Outcomes’
– “The Inevitable Outcome of 'Outcomes',” Wall Street Journal, April 18, 1994.A Letter from Paris
– H. J. Kaplan, "A Letter from Paris," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Booknotes
– "Booknotes" (An interview with Brian Lamb), September 5, 1995.Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools
– "Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools," Michigan Law & Policy Review, 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.There is No “Third Sector”
– "There is No 'Third Sector'" (An interview), Philanthropy, November/December 1998.Irving Kristol: The “Universal Resource”
– Tevi Troy, "Irving Kristol: The 'Universal Resource'," The Corner blog, National Review, September 21, 2009.Excerpt: Goldwin was not the only White House staffer enamored of Kristol. Then–deputy chief of staff Dick Cheney was a fan as well, and he wrote in a memo to Goldwin, “I greatly… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More
Teaching
God and Politics in America
– “God and Politics in America,” Encounter, August 1961.The Strange Death of Liberal Education
– “The Strange Death of Liberal Education,” Fortune, March 1968. (A review of Higher Education and Modern Democracy by Robert Goldwin.)Our Shaken Foundations
– “Our Shaken Foundations,” Fortune, July 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University," New York Times Magazine, December 8, 1968.A Different Way to Restructure the University
– "A Different Way to Restructure the University" (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, January 5, 1969.What Business Is a University In?
– “What Business Is a University In?” New York Times Magazine, March 22, 1970.A University’s Business
– “A University's Business” (A reply to a letter), New York Times Magazine, April 19, 1970.A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism
– "A Foolish American Ism – Utopianism," New York Times Magazine, November 14, 1971.On the Democratic Idea in America
– New York: Harper, 1972.1. Urban Civilization and its Discontents 2. The Shaking of the Foundations 3. Pornography, Obscenity, and the Case for Censorship 4. American Historians and the Democratic Idea 5. American… More
The Need for a Philosophy of Education
– “The Need for a Philosophy of Education” (remarks originally delivered as part of a conference at Rockefeller University on February 21-22, 1972) in The Idea of a Modern University, ed. Sidney Hook, Paul Kurtz, and Miro Todorovich (New York: Prometheus Books, 1974).Lag Found in Tempo of Reform
– "Lag Found in Tempo of Reform," New York Times, January 8, 1973.The Misgivings of a Philanthropist
– “The Misgivings of a Philanthropist,” Wall Street Journal, March 14, 1973.What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?
– “What Are the Problems Facing an Urban Service-Centered Economy?” (Lecture at The One-Day Institute, The New York City Council on Economic Education) April 11, 1973.Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society
– "Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society" (Lecture at the 1974 Educational Testing Service conference), printed in Moral Development (Princeton, NJ: ETS, 1975).Excerpt: Properly understood, authority is to be distinguished from power, which is the capacity to coerce. In the case of authority, power is not experienced as coercive because it is… More
On “Economic Education”
– “On 'Economic Education',” Wall Street Journal, February 18, 1976.Memoirs of a Trotskyist
– "Memoirs of a Trotskyist," New York Times Magazine, January 23, 1977.Two Cheers for Capitalism
– New York: Basic Books, March 1978.PART ONE: The Enemy of Being is Having 1. Corporate Capitalism in America 2. Business and the “New Class” 3. Frustrations of Affluence 4. Ideology and Food 5. The… More
Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector
– “Foundations and the Sin of Pride: The Myth of the Third Sector,” A speech before the Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations, May 30, 1980.Excerpt: I want to make one final point, which is really my original point. Foundations came into existence originally to do all the things that needed to be done that the government did… More
Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
– New York: Basic Books, October 1983.I. IN THE BEGINNING… 1. Memoirs of a Trotskyist 2. Memoirs of a “Cold Warrior” II. THE CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM 3. The Adversary Culture of Intellectuals 4.… More
Schools Can Do This Much
– “Schools Can Do This Much,” Wall Street Journal, September 8, 1986.Room for Darwin and the Bible
– “Room for Darwin and the Bible,” New York Times, September 30, 1986.Excerpt: The current teaching of evolution in our public schools does indeed have an ideological bias against religious belief – teaching as ”fact” what is only… More
Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?
– “Ethics Anyone? Or Morals?” Wall Street Journal, September 15, 1987.Some Kindergarten Remediation
– “Some Kindergarten Remediation,” Wall Street Journal, June 22, 1989.The Way We Were
– “The Way We Were,” National Interest, Fall 1989.Education Reforms That Do and Don’t Work
– “Education Reforms That Do and Don't Work,” Wall Street Journal, October 24, 1989.Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence
– Foreword to Resonant Lives: 50 Figures of Consequence by Paul Greenberg (Washington, D.C.: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1991).The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.What Shall We Do with the NEA?
– “What Shall We Do with the NEA?” Wall Street Journal, March 16, 1992.Multi-Culturalism, “Political Correctness,” and America’s Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?
– "Multi-Culturalism, 'Political Correctness,' and America's Traditional Diversity: Does America, on Balance, Uphold Human Dignity?"The Inevitable Outcome of ‘Outcomes’
– “The Inevitable Outcome of 'Outcomes',” Wall Street Journal, April 18, 1994.A Letter from Paris
– H. J. Kaplan, "A Letter from Paris," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Culture and Kristol
– Robert H. Bork, "Culture and Kristol," in The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol, ed. Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, (Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1995).Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
– New York: Free Press, 1995.SECTION I 1. An Autobiographical Memoir SECTION II: RACE, SEX, AND FAMILY 2. Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results 3. The Tragedy of “Multiculturalism” 4.… More
Booknotes
– "Booknotes" (An interview with Brian Lamb), September 5, 1995.Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools
– "Educating the Urban Poor: The (Only) Legitimate Function of the Public Schools," Michigan Law & Policy Review, 1996.Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.There is No “Third Sector”
– "There is No 'Third Sector'" (An interview), Philanthropy, November/December 1998.Irving Kristol: The “Universal Resource”
– Tevi Troy, "Irving Kristol: The 'Universal Resource'," The Corner blog, National Review, September 21, 2009.Excerpt: Goldwin was not the only White House staffer enamored of Kristol. Then–deputy chief of staff Dick Cheney was a fan as well, and he wrote in a memo to Goldwin, “I greatly… More
The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009
– New York: Basic Books, 2011.Foreword: In Memoriam: Irving Kristol, 1920-2009: William Kristol Introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb I. IN THE BEGINNING . . . : Enquiry Auden: The Quality of Doubt A Christian… More