Irving Kristol’s Neoconservative Persuasion by Gertrude Himmelfarb The cast of mind of a genuinely independent thinker
Judging Richard Posner by Gertrude Himmelfarb A leading public intellectual finds his peers seriously deficient; how does he rate?
Two Nations or Two Cultures? by Gertrude Himmelfarb Yes, there is a fundamental divide in today's America, but it is not yet fatal.
The Election and the Culture Wars by Gertrude Himmelfarb As the presidential candidates have learned, America is still a complicated, diverse, and morally charged place.
“A Man’s Own Household His Enemies” by Gertrude Himmelfarb A new, cannibalizing brand of family memoir has claimed two cultural luminaries as its latest victims.
For the Love of Country by Gertrude Himmelfarb In their zeal against the welfare state, proponents of civil society may end by subverting the idea of citizenship itself.
On the Future of Conservatism by Gertrude Himmelfarb The November 1996 election and a number of other recent events have offered an opportunity for reassessment among conservatives. At…
Academic Advocates by Gertrude Himmelfarb Recent discussions of academic freedom have focused on one particularly egregious case of professorial racism and anti-Semitism.
What To Do About Education: The Universities by Gertrude Himmelfarb “There is a great deal of ruin in a nation,” Adam Smith informed his readers.
The Right to Misquote by Gertrude Himmelfarb It is not often that the Supreme Court is presented with a case in which the evidence consists of such…
