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  1. Books
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    After Modernity, What? (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Postmodern Times, by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
    1. Postmodern Times by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
    First Things, December 1994, pp. 51-54
  2. America
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Idea or Nation?
    The Public Interest, Fall 2001, pp. 44-58
  3. The American Scholar
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Kenneth Lynn, 1923-2001
    The Weekly Standard, July 16, 2001, pp. 37-39
  4. [+]
    Antiprogressivism (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Max Weber: Politics and the Spirit of Tragedy, by John Patrick Diggins
    1. Max Weber: Politics and the Spirit of Tragedy by John Patrick Diggins
    Commentary, November 1996, pp. 69-74
  5. [+]
    Arts & Letters (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    A Companion to American Thought, by Richard Wightman Fox and James T. Kloppenberg, ...
    1. A Companion to American Thought by Richard Wightman Fox and James T. Kloppenberg, ...
    The Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1996, p. 87
  6. Books
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    The Atmospherics of Complexity (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    American Studies, by Louis Menand
    1. American Studies by Louis Menand
    First Things, April 2003, pp. 51-53
  7. [+]
    Bad News for Modern Man? (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Voices of Protest, by Alan Brinkley
    1. Voices of Protest by Alan Brinkley
    Modern Age, Winter 1984, pp. 87-89
  8. [+]
    Briefly Noted (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Fragility of Freedom, by Joshua Mitchell
    1. The Fragility of Freedom by Joshua Mitchell
    First Things, October 1996, p. 70
  9. Bush's Calling
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Commentary, June 2005, pp. 49-53
  10. [+]
    Canon Fodder (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The American Classics, by Denis Donoghue
    1. The American Classics by Denis Donoghue
    The Weekly Standard, August 1, 2005, pp. 36-38
  11. [+]
    Christian Unity (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Catholic Moment, by Richard John Neuhaus
    1. The Catholic Moment by Richard John Neuhaus
    Commentary, July 1988, pp. 70-74
  12. Observations
    The Church of Civil Rights
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Commentary, June 2004, pp. 43-46
  13. Articles
    Clio's Makeshift Laboratory
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, March 2001, pp. 23-27
  14. [+]
    Conquistador of Reason (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Jefferson's Demons, by Michael Knox Beran
    1. Jefferson's Demons by Michael Knox Beran
    First Things, March 2004, pp. 43-48
  15. Articles
    The Continuing Irony of American History
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, February 2002, pp. 20-25
  16. Croly's Progressive America
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Public Interest, Fall 1999, pp. 56-72
  17. Opinion
    Defining the Humanities Up
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, January 2001, pp. 9-10
  18. [+]
    Dr. No (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Adorno, by Martin Jay
    1. Adorno by Martin Jay
    The American Scholar, Spring 1985, pp. 268-271
  19. Edward Bellamy and the Politics of Meaning
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The American Scholar, Spring 1995, pp. 264-271
  20. Books & Arts
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    Emerson and Us (3 Reviews)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The American scholar as American preacher
    1. Emerson by Lawrence Buell
    2. Ralph Waldo Emerson by Peter S. Field
    3. Understanding Emerson by Kenneth S. Sacks
    The Weekly Standard, September 1, 2003, pp. 35-39
  21. The Equilibrist
    Wilfred M. McClay
    National Review, October 19, 2009, pp. 38-39
  22. [+]
    Fifty Years of The Lonely Crowd (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Lonely Crowd, by David Riesman, Reuel Denney, and Nathan Glazer
    1. The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman, Reuel Denney, and Nathan Glazer
    The Wilson Quarterly, Summer 1998, pp. 34-42
  23. Figures in the Carpet (2007)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Finding the Human Person in the American Past
    1 Review
  24. The Founding of Nations
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, March 2006, pp. 33-39
  25. Books
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    Fox Hunt (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Dragons of Expectation, by Robert Conquest
    1. The Dragons of Expectation by Robert Conquest
    Commentary, March 2005, pp. 71-73
  26. [+]
    Getting the Founders Right (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    On Two Wings, by Michael Novak
    1. On Two Wings by Michael Novak
    First Things, May 2002, pp. 50-53
  27. [+]
    Godfather (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Neo-Conservatism, by Irving Kristol
    1. Neo-Conservatism by Irving Kristol
    Commentary, February 1996, pp. 62-66
  28. Books & Arts
    [+]
    Grappling with God (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Auden and Christianity, by Arthur Kirsch
    1. Auden and Christianity by Arthur Kirsch
    The Weekly Standard, May 15, 2006, pp. 33-35
  29. Hazards of New Fortune
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, December 1998, pp. 14-15
  30. [+]
    Hemingway (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Hemingway, by Kenneth S. Lynn
    1. Hemingway by Kenneth S. Lynn
    The American Spectator, January 1988, pp. 43-45
  31. [+]
    High Anxiety (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Fear of Falling, by Barbara Ehrenreich
    1. Fear of Falling by Barbara Ehrenreich
    Commentary, January 1990, pp. 64-66
  32. Books
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    The Higher Liberalism (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Democracy's Discontent, by Michael J. Sandel
    1. Democracy's Discontent by Michael J. Sandel
    Commentary, August 1996, pp. 97-99
  33. The Hipster and the Organization Man
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, May 1994, pp. 23-29
  34. [+]
    History (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Opening of the American Mind, by Lawrence W. Levine
    1. The Opening of the American Mind by Lawrence W. Levine
    The Wilson Quarterly, Autumn 1996, p. 94
  35. [+]
    History (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    For Cause and Comrades, by James M. McPherson
    1. For Cause and Comrades by James M. McPherson
    The Wilson Quarterly, Spring 1997, p. 109
  36. [+]
    History (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    American Frontiers, by Gregory H. Nobles
    1. American Frontiers by Gregory H. Nobles
    The Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1997, p. 98
  37. [+]
    Hymn to Freud (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    A Godless Jew, by Peter Gay
    1. A Godless Jew by Peter Gay
    Commentary, March 1988, pp. 77-78
  38. Is America an Experiment?
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Public Interest, Fall 1998, pp. 3-22
  39. Books & Arts
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    Land of Hope and Fear (2 Reviews)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Hawthorne in Concord, by Philip McFarland
    1. Hawthorne in Concord by Philip McFarland
    2. Hawthorne: A Life by Brenda Wineapple
    The Weekly Standard, August 16, 2004, pp. 31-35
  40. [+]
    A Left-Handed Salute (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Intellectuals and the Flag, by Todd Gitlin
    1. The Intellectuals and the Flag by Todd Gitlin
    The Claremont Review of Books, Summer 2007, pp. 17-19
  41. [+]
    Let Us Be (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    What It Means to Be a Libertarian, by Charles Murray
    1. What It Means to Be a Libertarian by Charles Murray
    Commentary, March 1997, p. 67
  42. Letters
    David Horowitz, Jacob Neusner, and Samuel Lipa Tennenbaum, ...
    Commentary, June 1988, pp. 2-16
  43. Lewis Mumford
    Wilfred M. McClay
    From the Belly of the Whale
    The American Scholar, Winter 1988, pp. 111-118
  44. [+]
    Manque (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    An American Procession, by Alfred Kazin
    1. An American Procession by Alfred Kazin
    National Review, August 10, 1984, pp. 46-47
  45. The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America (1994)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    2 Reviews
  46. Books
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    Modest Virtues (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    One Nation, After All, by Alan Wolfe
    1. One Nation, After All by Alan Wolfe
    Commentary, May 1998, pp. 68-72
  47. A More Perfect Union?
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Commentary, September 1995, pp. 28-33
  48. Articles
    Mr. Emerson's Tombstone
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, May 1998, pp. 16-21
  49. Opinion
    My History and America's
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, April 2000, pp. 11-12
  50. The Naked Public Square Now: A Symposium
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, November 2004, p. 23
  51. The National Prospect
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Commentary, November 1995, pp. 80-81
  52. The Nation's Pulse/The Art of History
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The American Spectator, September 1983, pp. 28-30
  53. Nixon's Fate, and Ours
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Commentary, February 2008, pp. 45-48
  54. [+]
    Of Myth and Madness (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Great American Adventure, by Martin B. Green
    1. The Great American Adventure by Martin B. Green
    National Review, November 16, 1984, p. 52
  55. Of "Rats" and Women
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Commentary, September 1996, pp. 46-50
  56. [+]
    Old Babbitts Die Hard (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Ford: The Men and the Machine, by Robert Lacey
    1. Ford: The Men and the Machine by Robert Lacey
    Chronicles, July 1987, pp. 25-26
  57. Out of Mortal Threat, an Opportunity
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The present situation will force Americans to define themselves
    National Review, May 14, 2007, pp. 36-38
  58. [+]
    Pedagogues (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Schools We Need, by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
    1. The Schools We Need by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
    Commentary, January 1997, pp. 70-74
  59. [+]
    Pseudo-intellectual (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline, by Richard A. Posner
    1. Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline by Richard A. Posner
    The Public Interest, Spring 2002, pp. 107-111
  60. [+]
    Reagan versus the intellectuals (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Ronald Reagan, by Dinesh D'Souza
    1. Ronald Reagan by Dinesh D'Souza
    The Public Interest, Spring 1998, pp. 122-127
  61. [+]
    Religion & Philosophy (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    George Santayana: Literary Philosopher, by Irving Singer
    1. George Santayana: Literary Philosopher by Irving Singer
    The Wilson Quarterly, Autumn 2000, p. 137
  62. Religion in Politics; Politics in Religion
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Commentary, October 1988, pp. 43-49
  63. Religion Returns to the Public Square (2003)
    Hugh Heclo and Wilfred M. McClay
    Faith and Policy in America
    2 Reviews
  64. Books in Review
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    Bertrand de Jouvenel's Melancholy Liberalism (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Bowling Alone, by Robert D. Putnam
    1. Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam
    The Public Interest, Spring 2001, pp. 105-110
  65. [+]
    Right Turn (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Neoconservative Revolution, by Murray Friedman
    1. The Neoconservative Revolution by Murray Friedman
    Commentary, February 2006, pp. 71-73
  66. The Secret of the Self
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, December 2005, pp. 29-32
  67. Books
    [+]
    Seekers and Finders (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Life You Save May Be Your Own, by Paul Elie
    1. The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul Elie
    First Things, December 2003, pp. 41-43
  68. [+]
    Sincerity 101 (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    For Common Things, by Jedediah Purdy
    1. For Common Things by Jedediah Purdy
    Commentary, November 1999, pp. 62-63
  69. Articles
    The Soul of Man Under Federalism
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, June/July 1996, pp. 21-25
  70. The Sources of American Renewal
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Claremont Review of Books, March 2, 2010, pp. 23-26
  71. The Storm Over Katrina
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Commentary, December 2005, pp. 34-41
  72. A Student's Guide to U.S. History (1999)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    U.S. History Guide
    1 Review
  73. Tradition, History, and Sequoias
    Wilfred M. McClay
    First Things, March 2003, pp. 41-48
  74. Two Concepts of Secularism
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Wilson Quarterly, Summer 2000, pp. 54-71
  75. [+]
    United States (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Making the American Self, by Daniel W. Howe
    1. Making the American Self by Daniel W. Howe
    The American Historical Review, April 1998, p. 578
  76. [+]
    Valedictory (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Revolt of the Elites, and the Betrayal of Democracy, by Christopher Lasch
    1. The Revolt of the Elites, and the Betrayal of Democracy by Christopher Lasch
    Commentary, May 1995, pp. 76-82
  77. Books
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    Weimar in America (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Refugee Scholars in America, by Lewis A. Coser
    1. Refugee Scholars in America by Lewis A. Coser
    The American Scholar, Winter 1986, pp. 119-127
  78. What NR Has Meant to Me
    Haley Barbour, Jeb Bush, Mona Charen, and Dick Cheney, ...
    National Review, December 19, 2005, pp. 64-70
  79. What the 20th Century Can Teach the 21st
    Wilfred M. McClay
    On American History
    The Claremont Review of Books, Winter 2001, p. 18
  80. [+]
    Who We Are (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    From Plato to NATO, by David Gress
    1. From Plato to NATO by David Gress
    Commentary, December 1998, pp. 70-73
  81. Observations
    The Worst Decision Since "Dred Scott"?
    Wilfred M. McClay
    Commentary, October 1997, pp. 52-54
  82. Books & Arts
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    Yesterday's Philosopher of Tomorrow (4 Reviews)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    The Essential Dewey, Vol. I, by Larry Hickman, Thomas M. Alexander, and John Dewey, ...
    1. The Essential Dewey, Vol. I by Larry Hickman, Thomas M. Alexander, and John Dewey, ...
    2. The Essential Dewey, Vol. II by Larry Hickman, Thomas M. Alexander, and John Dewey, ...
    3. John Dewey by David Fott
    4. John Dewey and the Lessons of Art by Philip W. Jackson
    The Weekly Standard, June 14, 1999, pp. 29-32
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