James Q. Wilson, "Cars and Their Enemies," Commentary, July 1997.
Essays
Paternalism, Democracy, and Bureaucracy
James Q. Wilson, "Paternalism, Democracy, and Bureaucracy," in Lawrence M. Mead, editor, The New Paternalism: Supervisory Approaches to Poverty (Brookings Institution, 1997), pp. 330-343.
How Do We Know We are Doing Good?
James Q. Wilson, "How Do We Know We are Doing Good?," in John W. Barry and Bruno V. Manno, editors, Giving Better, Giving Smarter: Working Papers of the National Commission on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal (National Commission on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, 1997), pp. 207-213.
Against Homosexual Marriage
James Q. Wilson, "Against Homosexual Marriage," Commentary, March 1996.
No More Home Alone
James Q. Wilson and Kathleen Sylvester, "No More Home Alone," Policy Review, March 1996, pp. 34-39.
Reading Jurors’ Minds
James Q. Wilson, "Reading Jurors' Minds," Commentary, February 1996.
The Corporation as a Political Actor
James Q. Wilson, "The Corporation as a Political Actor," in Carl Kaysen, editor, The American Corporation Today (Oxford University Press, 1996).
Culture, Crime, and Human Nature
James Q. Wilson, "Culture, Crime, and Human Nature," in T. William Boxx and Gary M. Quinlivan, editors, Culture in Crisis and the Renewal of Civil Life (Rowman and Littlefield, 1996).
Cultural Aspects of Poverty
James Q. Wilson, "Cultural Aspects of Poverty," in Michael R. Darby, editor, Reducing Poverty in America: Views and Approaches (Sage, 1996), pp. 367-372.
Welfare Reform and Character Development
James Q. Wilson, "Welfare Reform and Character Development," City Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Winter 1995.