Books
Dead-end Streets
– “Dead-end Streets,” Encounter, February 61.A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom
– “A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom,” Harper's, February 1965.The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday
– “The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday,” New York Times Magazine, September 11, 1966.Common Sense about the Urban Crisis
– “Common Sense about the Urban Crisis,” Fortune, October 1967. (A review of Metropolitan Enigma, United States Chamber of Commerce.)Decentralization for What?
– "Decentralization for What?" The Public Interest, Spring 1968.Excerpt: I began this essay by suggesting that, at this time and this place, bureaucratic nightmares might not be the worst imaginable nightmares. I also believe that, if by some miracle… More
Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City
– "Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City" (with Paul Weaver), The Public Interest, Summer 1969.Excerpt: TOMAS WOLFE once entitled a memorable short story, “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn.” Who knows New York? Not very many among the living, it would seem. New York is not different… More
The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes
– “The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes,” Fortune, June 1970. (A review of The Unheavenly City by Edward C. Banfield.)Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results
– “Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results,” Atlantic, August 1971.Excerpt: Is it surprising, then, that — unmanned and demoralized — he removes himself from family responsibilities that no longer rest on his shoulders? That he drifts out of… More
How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses
– “How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses,” Fortune, September 1974. (A review of Anti-Bias Regulations of the University: Faculty Problems and Their Solutions by Richard A. Lester and The Balancing Act by George Roche.)The Busing Crusade
– “The Busing Crusade,” Wall Street Journal, June 17, 1976.How Equal Can We Be?
– “How Equal Can We Be?” (An interview), Business and Society Review, Fall 1977.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Jewish Voters and the “Politics of Compassion”
– "Jewish Voters and the 'Politics of Compassion'," (A reply to letters), Commentary, October 1984.Excerpt: Now, compassion is indeed a virtue, much prized in the Jewish tradition. But it is worth recalling, as the etymology of the word itself indicates, that compassion is—a passion.… More
How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?
– “How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?” (A symposium), Commentary, November 1985.Cries of “Racism” Cow Crime Fighters
– “Cries of 'Racism' Cow Crime Fighters,” Wall Street Journal, February 28, 1989.This Is the Place to Be
– “This Is the Place to Be” (Interview with Ken Adelman), Washingtonian, July 1989.The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action
– “The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action,” Wall Street Journal, August 1, 1994.Why Religion Is Good for the Jews
– "Why Religion Is Good for the Jews," Commentary, August 1994.Excerpt: In any event, being Jewish in a multiracial, multiethnic, and religiously pluralist society is the challenge of the hour. Or, to be more precise: the challenge is to find a way of… More
The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," 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
The National Prospect
– "The National Prospect" (A Symposium), Commentary, November 1995.Excerpt: I am persuaded that a serious religious revival is under way in this country. But just how this revival will make out when it confronts the hedonism of our popular culture and the… More
Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.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
Dead-end Streets
– “Dead-end Streets,” Encounter, February 61.A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom
– “A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom,” Harper's, February 1965.The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday
– “The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday,” New York Times Magazine, September 11, 1966.Common Sense about the Urban Crisis
– “Common Sense about the Urban Crisis,” Fortune, October 1967. (A review of Metropolitan Enigma, United States Chamber of Commerce.)Decentralization for What?
– "Decentralization for What?" The Public Interest, Spring 1968.Excerpt: I began this essay by suggesting that, at this time and this place, bureaucratic nightmares might not be the worst imaginable nightmares. I also believe that, if by some miracle… More
Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City
– "Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City" (with Paul Weaver), The Public Interest, Summer 1969.Excerpt: TOMAS WOLFE once entitled a memorable short story, “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn.” Who knows New York? Not very many among the living, it would seem. New York is not different… More
The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes
– “The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes,” Fortune, June 1970. (A review of The Unheavenly City by Edward C. Banfield.)Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results
– “Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results,” Atlantic, August 1971.Excerpt: Is it surprising, then, that — unmanned and demoralized — he removes himself from family responsibilities that no longer rest on his shoulders? That he drifts out of… More
How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses
– “How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses,” Fortune, September 1974. (A review of Anti-Bias Regulations of the University: Faculty Problems and Their Solutions by Richard A. Lester and The Balancing Act by George Roche.)The Busing Crusade
– “The Busing Crusade,” Wall Street Journal, June 17, 1976.How Equal Can We Be?
– “How Equal Can We Be?” (An interview), Business and Society Review, Fall 1977.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Jewish Voters and the “Politics of Compassion”
– "Jewish Voters and the 'Politics of Compassion'," (A reply to letters), Commentary, October 1984.Excerpt: Now, compassion is indeed a virtue, much prized in the Jewish tradition. But it is worth recalling, as the etymology of the word itself indicates, that compassion is—a passion.… More
How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?
– “How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?” (A symposium), Commentary, November 1985.Cries of “Racism” Cow Crime Fighters
– “Cries of 'Racism' Cow Crime Fighters,” Wall Street Journal, February 28, 1989.This Is the Place to Be
– “This Is the Place to Be” (Interview with Ken Adelman), Washingtonian, July 1989.The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action
– “The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action,” Wall Street Journal, August 1, 1994.Why Religion Is Good for the Jews
– "Why Religion Is Good for the Jews," Commentary, August 1994.Excerpt: In any event, being Jewish in a multiracial, multiethnic, and religiously pluralist society is the challenge of the hour. Or, to be more precise: the challenge is to find a way of… More
The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," 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
The National Prospect
– "The National Prospect" (A Symposium), Commentary, November 1995.Excerpt: I am persuaded that a serious religious revival is under way in this country. But just how this revival will make out when it confronts the hedonism of our popular culture and the… More
Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.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
Dead-end Streets
– “Dead-end Streets,” Encounter, February 61.A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom
– “A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom,” Harper's, February 1965.The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday
– “The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday,” New York Times Magazine, September 11, 1966.Common Sense about the Urban Crisis
– “Common Sense about the Urban Crisis,” Fortune, October 1967. (A review of Metropolitan Enigma, United States Chamber of Commerce.)Decentralization for What?
– "Decentralization for What?" The Public Interest, Spring 1968.Excerpt: I began this essay by suggesting that, at this time and this place, bureaucratic nightmares might not be the worst imaginable nightmares. I also believe that, if by some miracle… More
Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City
– "Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City" (with Paul Weaver), The Public Interest, Summer 1969.Excerpt: TOMAS WOLFE once entitled a memorable short story, “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn.” Who knows New York? Not very many among the living, it would seem. New York is not different… More
The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes
– “The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes,” Fortune, June 1970. (A review of The Unheavenly City by Edward C. Banfield.)Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results
– “Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results,” Atlantic, August 1971.Excerpt: Is it surprising, then, that — unmanned and demoralized — he removes himself from family responsibilities that no longer rest on his shoulders? That he drifts out of… More
How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses
– “How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses,” Fortune, September 1974. (A review of Anti-Bias Regulations of the University: Faculty Problems and Their Solutions by Richard A. Lester and The Balancing Act by George Roche.)The Busing Crusade
– “The Busing Crusade,” Wall Street Journal, June 17, 1976.How Equal Can We Be?
– “How Equal Can We Be?” (An interview), Business and Society Review, Fall 1977.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Jewish Voters and the “Politics of Compassion”
– "Jewish Voters and the 'Politics of Compassion'," (A reply to letters), Commentary, October 1984.Excerpt: Now, compassion is indeed a virtue, much prized in the Jewish tradition. But it is worth recalling, as the etymology of the word itself indicates, that compassion is—a passion.… More
How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?
– “How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?” (A symposium), Commentary, November 1985.Cries of “Racism” Cow Crime Fighters
– “Cries of 'Racism' Cow Crime Fighters,” Wall Street Journal, February 28, 1989.This Is the Place to Be
– “This Is the Place to Be” (Interview with Ken Adelman), Washingtonian, July 1989.The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action
– “The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action,” Wall Street Journal, August 1, 1994.Why Religion Is Good for the Jews
– "Why Religion Is Good for the Jews," Commentary, August 1994.Excerpt: In any event, being Jewish in a multiracial, multiethnic, and religiously pluralist society is the challenge of the hour. Or, to be more precise: the challenge is to find a way of… More
The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," 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
The National Prospect
– "The National Prospect" (A Symposium), Commentary, November 1995.Excerpt: I am persuaded that a serious religious revival is under way in this country. But just how this revival will make out when it confronts the hedonism of our popular culture and the… More
Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.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
Dead-end Streets
– “Dead-end Streets,” Encounter, February 61.A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom
– “A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom,” Harper's, February 1965.The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday
– “The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday,” New York Times Magazine, September 11, 1966.Common Sense about the Urban Crisis
– “Common Sense about the Urban Crisis,” Fortune, October 1967. (A review of Metropolitan Enigma, United States Chamber of Commerce.)Decentralization for What?
– "Decentralization for What?" The Public Interest, Spring 1968.Excerpt: I began this essay by suggesting that, at this time and this place, bureaucratic nightmares might not be the worst imaginable nightmares. I also believe that, if by some miracle… More
Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City
– "Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City" (with Paul Weaver), The Public Interest, Summer 1969.Excerpt: TOMAS WOLFE once entitled a memorable short story, “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn.” Who knows New York? Not very many among the living, it would seem. New York is not different… More
The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes
– “The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes,” Fortune, June 1970. (A review of The Unheavenly City by Edward C. Banfield.)Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results
– “Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results,” Atlantic, August 1971.Excerpt: Is it surprising, then, that — unmanned and demoralized — he removes himself from family responsibilities that no longer rest on his shoulders? That he drifts out of… More
How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses
– “How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses,” Fortune, September 1974. (A review of Anti-Bias Regulations of the University: Faculty Problems and Their Solutions by Richard A. Lester and The Balancing Act by George Roche.)The Busing Crusade
– “The Busing Crusade,” Wall Street Journal, June 17, 1976.How Equal Can We Be?
– “How Equal Can We Be?” (An interview), Business and Society Review, Fall 1977.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Jewish Voters and the “Politics of Compassion”
– "Jewish Voters and the 'Politics of Compassion'," (A reply to letters), Commentary, October 1984.Excerpt: Now, compassion is indeed a virtue, much prized in the Jewish tradition. But it is worth recalling, as the etymology of the word itself indicates, that compassion is—a passion.… More
How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?
– “How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?” (A symposium), Commentary, November 1985.Cries of “Racism” Cow Crime Fighters
– “Cries of 'Racism' Cow Crime Fighters,” Wall Street Journal, February 28, 1989.This Is the Place to Be
– “This Is the Place to Be” (Interview with Ken Adelman), Washingtonian, July 1989.The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action
– “The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action,” Wall Street Journal, August 1, 1994.Why Religion Is Good for the Jews
– "Why Religion Is Good for the Jews," Commentary, August 1994.Excerpt: In any event, being Jewish in a multiracial, multiethnic, and religiously pluralist society is the challenge of the hour. Or, to be more precise: the challenge is to find a way of… More
The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," 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
The National Prospect
– "The National Prospect" (A Symposium), Commentary, November 1995.Excerpt: I am persuaded that a serious religious revival is under way in this country. But just how this revival will make out when it confronts the hedonism of our popular culture and the… More
Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.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
Dead-end Streets
– “Dead-end Streets,” Encounter, February 61.A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom
– “A Few Kind Words for Uncle Tom,” Harper's, February 1965.The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday
– “The Negro Today Is Like the Immigrant Yesterday,” New York Times Magazine, September 11, 1966.Common Sense about the Urban Crisis
– “Common Sense about the Urban Crisis,” Fortune, October 1967. (A review of Metropolitan Enigma, United States Chamber of Commerce.)Decentralization for What?
– "Decentralization for What?" The Public Interest, Spring 1968.Excerpt: I began this essay by suggesting that, at this time and this place, bureaucratic nightmares might not be the worst imaginable nightmares. I also believe that, if by some miracle… More
Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City
– "Who Knows New York?—and Other Notes on a Mixed-Up City" (with Paul Weaver), The Public Interest, Summer 1969.Excerpt: TOMAS WOLFE once entitled a memorable short story, “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn.” Who knows New York? Not very many among the living, it would seem. New York is not different… More
The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes
– “The Cities: A Tale of Two Classes,” Fortune, June 1970. (A review of The Unheavenly City by Edward C. Banfield.)Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results
– “Welfare: The Best of Intentions, the Worst of Results,” Atlantic, August 1971.Excerpt: Is it surprising, then, that — unmanned and demoralized — he removes himself from family responsibilities that no longer rest on his shoulders? That he drifts out of… More
How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses
– “How Hiring Quotas Came to the Campuses,” Fortune, September 1974. (A review of Anti-Bias Regulations of the University: Faculty Problems and Their Solutions by Richard A. Lester and The Balancing Act by George Roche.)The Busing Crusade
– “The Busing Crusade,” Wall Street Journal, June 17, 1976.How Equal Can We Be?
– “How Equal Can We Be?” (An interview), Business and Society Review, Fall 1977.The Political Dilemma of American Jews
– "The Political Dilemma of American Jews," Commentary, July 1984.Excerpt: In short, while American Jews have for the most part persisted in their loyalty to the politics of American liberalism, that politics has blandly and remorselessly distanced itself… More
Jewish Voters and the “Politics of Compassion”
– "Jewish Voters and the 'Politics of Compassion'," (A reply to letters), Commentary, October 1984.Excerpt: Now, compassion is indeed a virtue, much prized in the Jewish tradition. But it is worth recalling, as the etymology of the word itself indicates, that compassion is—a passion.… More
How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?
– “How Has the United States Met Its Major Challenges since 1945?” (A symposium), Commentary, November 1985.Cries of “Racism” Cow Crime Fighters
– “Cries of 'Racism' Cow Crime Fighters,” Wall Street Journal, February 28, 1989.This Is the Place to Be
– “This Is the Place to Be” (Interview with Ken Adelman), Washingtonian, July 1989.The Tragedy of ‘Multiculturalism’
– “The Tragedy of 'Multiculturalism',” Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1991.The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action
– “The Tragic Error of Affirmative Action,” Wall Street Journal, August 1, 1994.Why Religion Is Good for the Jews
– "Why Religion Is Good for the Jews," Commentary, August 1994.Excerpt: In any event, being Jewish in a multiracial, multiethnic, and religiously pluralist society is the challenge of the hour. Or, to be more precise: the challenge is to find a way of… More
The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism
– "The Jewish Future I: Judaism & Liberalism" (A reply to letters), Commentary, November 1994.An Old Friend’s Image
– Earl Raab, "An Old Friend's Image," 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
The National Prospect
– "The National Prospect" (A Symposium), Commentary, November 1995.Excerpt: I am persuaded that a serious religious revival is under way in this country. But just how this revival will make out when it confronts the hedonism of our popular culture and the… More
Arguing the World
– "Arguing the World" (A documentary), written and directed by Joseph Dorman, January 7, 1998.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