Fred Siegel [30 titles]

1. New York’s Two-Party System
   Public-sector unions on one side, billionaires on the other
   7 October 2009
2. The Romance of Evil
   A new film tells the disturbing story of the Baader-Meinhof gang—but overlooks some key points.
   18 September 2009
3. Tory in America
   A timely reissue of the great essayist Henry Fairlie’s work
   24 July 2009
4. Madison’s Nightmare
   Government by a single faction—the unions
   23 July 2009
5. The Godfather of American Liberalism
   H. G. Wells: novelist, historian, authoritarian, anticapitalist, eugenicist, and advisor to presidents
   Spring 2009
6. As The Clans Turn
   New York’s decrepit political culture receives a jolt with the senate appointment of Kirsten Gillibrand.
   23 January 2009
7. Family Ties
   Bernard-Henri Lévy explains his enduring, if troubled, relationship with the Left.
   22 October 2008
8. What Might Have Been
   Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich were making progress on entitlement reform, until . . .
   18 July 2008
9. Audacity’s Children
   The American Left has a long history of utopianism.
   4 April 2008
10. William F. Buckley’s Unmaking of a Mayor
    . . . and the making of a national coalition
    3 March 2008
11. Yes, We Can’t
    From Ralph Waldo Emerson to Deval Patrick, the politics of hope have been a bust.
    25 February 2008
12. Bizarre Bedfellows for Barack
    Conservatives and liberals rally behind an unqualified candidate.
    4 February 2008
13. The Globalization Election
    Voters are showing their anxiety about the economy and immigration.
    10 January 2008
14. A New York-Centric Presidential Election
    Rudy vs. Hillary would nationalize the city’s local political battles.
    7 December 2007
15. Not-So-Macho Mailer
    My showdown with the literary tough guy
    14 November 2007
16. Anti- and Anti-Anti-Islamists
    The West and the challenge of Islamic fanaticism
    19 October 2007
17. Street Cleaning in Philly
    Is reform finally coming to a corrupt city?
    Summer 2007
18. The Againstocrats
    An inside look at the unideological ideologues of today’s Left
    10 August 2007
19. The Anti-Perot
    Michael Bloomberg is no populist.
    26 June 2007
20. Hope for Old Europe?
    At last, some signs of resistance to Islamist radicals.
    19 June 2007
21. A Rising Tide Heals All Rifts?
    For Brink Lindsey, affluence is a uniter, not a divider.
    8 June 2007
22. Subtraction by Subtraction
    Modernist architecture has failed American cities.
    13 April 2007
23. Can Mayor O’Malley Save Ailing Baltimore?
    In a sharp break with the sin and subsidy city’s past, he’s actually trying. The early signs look good.
    Winter 2001
24. Why Did Ed Rendell Fizzle Out?
    Philadelphia’s high-profile mayor started out with a bang in 1992.
    Autumn 1999
25. The Quality of Life—What Should Be Done?
    Winter 1994
26. Deinstitutionalizing the Mentally Ill
    Spring 1993
27. The New York Disease
    What ails New York? Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, discussing the city’s inability to link kennedy Airport to Manhattan by rail, asked recently if New York isn’t suffering from the 'British disease.'
    Winter 1993
28. Reclaiming Our Public Spaces
    Strategies to restore civility to our streets and parks
    Spring 1992
29. Liberalism and the City
    Did the old liberalism fail the city? Can a new liberalism save it?
    Autumn 1991
30. Can Neighborhoods Save the City?
    An NY Roundtable featuring Edward N. Costikyan, Nathan Glazer, George L. Kelling, Charles Murray, Peter D. Salins, Martin Shefter, Fred Siegel, and Richard Vigilante
    Spring 1991