October 20, 2018 Radical Temptations [AMERICAN MIND] Without stronger individual character and deeper social cohesion, Americans are poised to stumble away from revival and into revolution.
December 1, 2017 A Neocon Grows in Brooklyn [MODERN AGE] Can a neoconservative support Trump? Norman Podhoretz did.
July 24, 2016 Who Are the Ex-Conservatives? [AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE] Perhaps it is easier to move right than left.
May 1, 2016 Review: “Exit Right,” by Daniel Oppenheimer [AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE] Many eminent intellectuals became conservative by rejecting the utopian schemes of leftist radicalism.
January 29, 2016 Is Trump Strauss’ed Out? [DAILY CALLER] Is The Donald the embodiment of the political philosopher's precept of "close reading"?
January 5, 2016 Review: “Jack Kemp,” by Morton Kondracke and Fred Barnes [AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE] How conservative was the "bleeding-heart conservative"?
September 1, 2015 The Real Irving Kristol [NATIONAL INTEREST] Contrary to popular belief, the godfather of neoconservatism was a consistent adherent of realpolitik in international affairs.