Lessons for Obama in a Still Relevant 1964 TextDec. 16, 2014A review of the 50th-anniversary edition of Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism by James BurnhamReal Clear Politics
How Not to Help the Ultra-OrthodoxDec. 8, 2014A response to "Are the Ultra-Orthodox the Key to Israel's Future?" by Aharon Ariel LaviMosaic
Israel's Vitality and VulnerabilityNov. 18, 2013A review of My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari ShavitReal Clear Politics
A Must-Read Book for Brokers of Mideast Peace TalksOct. 27, 2013A review of Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation by Yossi Klein HaleviReal Clear Politics
The Constitution and GlobalizationAug./Sept. 2012A review of Taming Globalization: International Law, the US Constitution, and the New World Order by Julian Ku and John YooPolicy Review
Reconsidering the Arab SpringApr./May 2012A review of The Arab Awakening: America and the Transformation of the Middle East by Kenneth M. Pollack (et al.)Policy Review
Shawcross on TerrorFeb./Mar. 2012A review of Justice and the Enemy: From the Nuremberg Trials to Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, by William ShawcrossPolicy Review
Liberal Internationalism and FreedomJune/July 2011A review of Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order by G. John IkenberryPolicy Review
The Goldstone MessApr./May. 2011A review of The Goldstone Report: The Legacy of the Landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict, edited by Adam Horowitz, Lizzy Ratner and Philip WeissPolicy Review
Bookends: 11/9 and 9/11Fall 2008A review of America Between the Wars‚ From 11/9 to 9/11: The Misunderstood Years Between the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Start of the War on Terror by Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier, and The Return of History and the End of Dreams by Robert KaganWorld Affairs
Democracy at HomeOct. 22, 2007A review of Democracy's Good Name: The Rise and Risks of the World's Most Popular Form of Government by Michael MandelbaumThe Weekly Standard
Vulgarizing the War DebateAug./Sept. 2007A review of The Matador's Cape: America's Reckless Response to Terror by Stephen HolmesPolicy ReviewPDF version
War-Torn DemocratsAug./Sept. 2006A review of With All Our Might: A Progressive Strategy for Defeating Jihadism and Defending Liberty, edited by Will Marshall, and The Good Fight: Why Liberals --- and Only Liberals --- Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again by Peter BeinartPolicy ReviewPDF version
Executive MuscleJan. 15, 2006A review of The Powers of War and Peace: The Constitution and Foreign Affairs after 9/11 by John YooThe New York Post
Demography and Security in IsraelJune 5, 2004[This originally appeared in the June 14 issue under a title that inadvertently encouraged opinions about the issue at variance with the tone and argument of the article.]The Weekly Standard
The Case for the War in IraqApr. 16, 2004Syndicated by Knight-Ridder as a Hoover Institution Weekly EssayThe Stanford Daily News