James Q. Wilson, "Prisons in a Free Society," The Public Interest, Number 117, Fall 1994.
Essays
Bring Back the Orphanage
James Q. Wilson, "Bring Back the Orphanage," Wall Street Journal, August 22, 1994.
What To Do About Crime
James Q. Wilson, "What To Do About Crime," Commentary, September 1994.
Tales of Virtue
James Q. Wilson, "Tales of Virtue," Commentary, April 1994.
On Abortion
James Q. Wilson, "On Abortion," Commentary, January 1994.
Can the Bureaucracy be Deregulated?
James Q. Wilson, "Can the Bureaucracy be Deregulated? Lessons from Government Agencies," in John J. DiIulio, Jr., editor, Deregulating the Public Service: Can Government Be Improved? (Brookings Institution, 1994), pp. 37-61.
Culture, Incentives, and the Underclass
James Q. Wilson, "Culture, Incentives, and the Underclass," in Henry J. Aaron, Thomas E. Mann, and Timothy Taylor, editors, Values and Public Policy (Brookings Institution, 1994), pp. 54-80. This essay also appears in Don E. Eberly, editor, The Essential Civil Society Reader: The Classic Essays (Rowman and Littlefield, 2000), pp. 195-216.
Calvin and Hobbes and John Paul
James Q. Wilson, "Calvin and Hobbes and John Paul," New York Times, November 26, 1993.
In Loco Parentis: Helping Children When Families Fail Them
James Q. Wilson, "In Loco Parentis: Helping Children When Families Fail Them," Brookings Review, Fall 1993, pp. 12-15.
A Rhythm to the Madness
James Q. Wilson, "Crime: A Rhythm to the Madness," Time, August 23, 1993.