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 ReviewPDF version
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 ReviewPDF version
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 AffairsPDF version
PeacelessAug./Sept. 2008A review of The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace by Aaron David MillerPolicy ReviewPDF version
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 StandardPDF version
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 PostPDF version
A Worthy War CriticOct./Nov. 2005A review of The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq by George PackerPolicy ReviewPDF version
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 StandardPDF version