James Q. Wilson, "Idealizing Politics," Critical Review, Vol. 12, No. 4 (1998), pp. 563-568.
Essays
The Closing of the American City
James Q. Wilson, "The Closing of the American City," The New Republic, May 11, 1998.
In Paul Johnson’s America
James Q. Wilson, "In Paul Johnson's America," Commentary, April 1998.
Human Remedies for Social Disorders
James Q. Wilson, "Human Remedies for Social Disorders," The Public Interest, Number 131, Spring 1998.
American in Black and White
James Q. Wilson, "American in Black and White," Commentary, January 1998.
Criminal Justice in England and America
James Q. Wilson, "Criminal Justice in England and America," The Public Interest, Number 126, Winter 1997.
Making Justice Swifter
James Q. Wilson, "Making Justice Swifter," City Journal, Vol. 7, No. 4, Autumn 1997.
Race, Crime, and the Law
James Q. Wilson, "Race, Crime, and the Law," Commentary, September 1997.
Hostility in America
James Q. Wilson, "Hostility in America," The New Republic, August 25, 1997. This essay also appeared in the University of Colorado Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 4 (Fall 1998).
Democracy Needs Pork to Survive
James Q. Wilson, "Democracy Needs Pork to Survive," Wall Street Journal, August 14, 1997, p. A12.