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  1. American Jews and Israel
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, February 1988, p. 71
  2. America's Housing Challenge (1978)
    Roger Starr
    What It Is and How to Meet It
    2 Reviews
  3. [+]
    Among the Rich (2 Reviews)
    Roger Starr
    Money and Class in America, by Lewis H. Lapham
    1. Money and Class in America by Lewis H. Lapham
    2. Old Money by Nelson W. Aldrich, Jr.
    Commentary, August 1988, pp. 70-74
  4. [+]
    Anti-Americanism (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Innocents of the West, by Joan Colebrook
    1. Innocents of the West by Joan Colebrook
    Commentary, June 1979, pp. 80-82
  5. Observations
    The Aristocrat in Local Politics
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, January 1971, pp. 87-91
  6. Book Reviews
    [+]
    The Arrogance of Virtue (In Old New York) (3 Reviews)
    Roger Starr
    Against the Evidence, by Andy Logan
    1. Against the Evidence by Andy Logan
    2. The Man Who Rode the Tiger by Herbert Mitgang
    3. New York Jews and the Quest for Community by Arthur A. Goren
    The New Republic, December 26, 1970, pp. 19-20
  7. Observations
    Blaming the (Jewish) Victim
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, June 1982, pp. 45-46
  8. [+]
    Books: Good Intentions, Bad Business (2 Reviews)
    Roger Starr and Rhoda Koenig
    The Twenty-Year Century, by Felix G. Rohatyn
    1. The Twenty-Year Century by Felix G. Rohatyn
    2. Pitch Dark by Renata Adler
    New York Magazine, January 9, 1984, pp. 53-56
  9. [+]
    The Boy Wonder (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Trump: The Art of the Deal, by Donald J. Trump and Tony Schwartz
    1. Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump and Tony Schwartz
    Commentary, April 1988, pp. 72-73
  10. [+]
    The Broken Apple (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Broken Apple, by Herbert London
    1. Broken Apple by Herbert London
    The American Spectator, October 1990, p. 46
  11. [+]
    The Car & Its Enemies (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The War Against the Automobile, by B. Bruce-Briggs
    1. The War Against the Automobile by B. Bruce-Briggs
    Commentary, January 1978, pp. 76-77
  12. The Case of the Columbia Gym
    Roger Starr
    The Public Interest, Fall 1968, pp. 102-121
  13. Consciousness III
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, December 1970, pp. 46-54
  14. Cutting the Ties That Bind
    Roger Starr
    The Harpers Monthly, May 1978, pp. 48-58
  15. [+]
    Dust bowl days (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Dust Bowl Migrants in the American Imagination, by Charles J. Shindo
    1. Dust Bowl Migrants in the American Imagination by Charles J. Shindo
    The Public Interest, Summer 1998, pp. 122-127
  16. The Education of L*E*O R*O*S*T*E*N
    Roger Starr
    City Journal, Spring 1994, pp. 77-81
  17. Books
    [+]
    The Eleventh Movement (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Temporary Kings, by Anthony Powell
    1. Temporary Kings by Anthony Powell
    The Saturday Review, November 20, 1973, pp. 18-19
  18. Books in Review
    [+]
    The Energy Debate (3 Reviews)
    Roger Starr
    The War Against the Atom, by Samuel McCracken
    1. The War Against the Atom by Samuel McCracken
    2. Nuclear Power: Both Sides by Michio Kaku and Jennifer Trainer
    3. Nukespeak by Stephen Hilgartner, Richard C. Bell, and Rory O'Connor, ...
    Commentary, February 1983, p. 69
  19. [+]
    The Excluded Americans (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The Excluded Americans, by William Tucker
    1. The Excluded Americans by William Tucker
    The American Spectator, February 1991, p. 39
  20. Exhibition notes
    Roger Starr
    The New Criterion, May 1995, pp. 48-49
  21. Exporting Environmental Havoc
    Roger Starr
    The American Spectator, April 1978, pp. 5-7
  22. [+]
    The Fairest of Them All (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Urban Planning in Rich and Poor Countries, by Hugh Stretton
    1. Urban Planning in Rich and Poor Countries by Hugh Stretton
    The Public Interest, Summer 1979, pp. 133-137
  23. [+]
    Fission Decisions (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Nuclear Reactor Safety, by David Okrent
    1. Nuclear Reactor Safety by David Okrent
    The Public Interest, Summer 1982, pp. 128-131
  24. Book Reviews
    [+]
    From Lourdes to Levittown (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village, by Ronald Blythe
    1. Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village by Ronald Blythe
    The New Republic, October 4, 1969, p. 23
  25. Books in Review
    [+]
    Futurist Manifesto (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The World Challenge, by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
    1. The World Challenge by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
    Commentary, September 1981, pp. 72-75
  26. [+]
    Fuzzy Prophet (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Cities on the Move, by Arnold J. Toynbee
    1. Cities on the Move by Arnold J. Toynbee
    The New Republic, October 10, 1970, p. 30
  27. [+]
    Give (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Social Policy: An Introduction, by Richard Morris Titmuss
    1. Social Policy: An Introduction by Richard Morris Titmuss
    Commentary, June 1975, pp. 74-77
  28. [+]
    Globalists (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Only One Earth, by Barbara Ward and Rene Dubos
    1. Only One Earth by Barbara Ward and Rene Dubos
    Commentary, October 1972, pp. 96-101
  29. Book Reviews
    [+]
    Going to Miami (2 Reviews)
    Roger Starr
    Miami, by Joan Didion
    1. Miami by Joan Didion
    2. Going to Miami by David Rieff
    The American Spectator, February 1988, pp. 37-39
  30. The Hidden Rooms Behind Museum Displays
    Roger Starr
    City Journal, Spring 1995, pp. 104-109
  31. The Historical Roots of the Budget Crisis
    Roger Starr
    How New York's Government Grew
    City Journal, Spring 1993, pp. 53-56
  32. How to Keep New York's Water Running
    Peter Judd and Roger Starr
    City Journal, Summer 1992, pp. 47-54
  33. The Housing Mess
    I. An End to Rental Housing?
    Roger Starr
    The Public Interest, Fall 1979, pp. 25-38
  34. The Mayor's Dilemmas
    I. Power and Powerlessness in a Regional City
    Roger Starr
    The Public Interest, Summer 1969, pp. 3-23
  35. [+]
    The Other America Revisited (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The Other America, by Michael Harrington
    1. The Other America by Michael Harrington
    The Public Interest, Fall 1995, pp. 107-121
  36. [+]
    Idealist's Progress (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist, by W.A. Swanberg
    1. Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist by W.A. Swanberg
    Commentary, February 1977, pp. 78-82
  37. II. The Motive behind Olmsted's Park
    Roger Starr
    The Public Interest, Winter 1984, pp. 66-76
  38. The Incongruous Urban Angler
    Roger Starr
    City Journal, Autumn 1994, pp. 81-83
  39. Integration Without Tears
    Roger Starr
    City Journal, Autumn 1994, pp. 56-62
  40. Articles
    John V. Lindsay
    Roger Starr
    A Political Portrait
    Commentary, February 1970, pp. 25-49
  41. A Kind Word About Money
    Roger Starr
    The Harpers Monthly, April 1976, pp. 79-91
  42. Law, Order and Rent
    Roger Starr
    National Review, November 19, 1968, pp. 1167-1168
  43. The Lesson of Forest Hills
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, June 1972, pp. 45-49
  44. Letters
    Monroe H. Freedman, Kenneth G. Weinberg, and Douglas J. Stewart, ...
    Commentary, May 1971, pp. 10-32
  45. Letters
    Robert M. Hallman, Robert N. Rickles, and Roger Starr, ...
    Commentary, April 1972, pp. 12-36
  46. Letters
    Joseph Alsop, Lucian W. Pye, A.M. Wigser, and Sheila K. Johnson, ...
    Commentary, September 1973, pp. 4-34
  47. Letters
    Peter Shaw, Martha Cherkis, Arnold Sachar, and Charles Frankel, ...
    Commentary, January 1974, pp. 4-18
  48. Letters
    Stanley Hoffmann, C. Robert Zelnick, and Robert Kaplan, ...
    Commentary, April 1975, pp. 4-28
  49. Letters
    Thomas Sowell, Louis J. Walinsky, and Tibor R. Machan, ...
    Commentary, April 1977, pp. 6-24
  50. Letters
    Joel M. Martel, Lucy S. Dawidowicz, and Jack Rudin, ...
    Commentary, September 1982, pp. 4-20
  51. Liberalism & the Jews
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, January 1980, p. 74
  52. The Living End: The City and Its Critics (1966)
    Roger Starr
    1 Review
  53. Men's Clubs, Women's Rights
    Roger Starr
    The Public Interest, Fall 1987, pp. 57-70
  54. [+]
    Morality Play (Review)
    Roger Starr
    A Percentage of the Take, by Walter Goodman
    1. A Percentage of the Take by Walter Goodman
    Commentary, May 1971, pp. 95-98
  55. Observations
    Mumford's Utopia
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, June 1976, pp. 59-61
  56. [+]
    New York Story (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The New York Approach, by Joel Schwartz
    1. The New York Approach by Joel Schwartz
    The Public Interest, Winter 1993, pp. 114-119
  57. New York's Crisis---and Washington's
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, December 1978, pp. 49-57
  58. [+]
    No Calcutta (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Down and Out in America, by Peter H. Rossi
    1. Down and Out in America by Peter H. Rossi
    The Public Interest, Fall 1989, pp. 112-117
  59. [+]
    Officers of the Law (3 Reviews)
    Roger Starr
    Vice Squad, by Robert H. Williams
    1. Vice Squad by Robert H. Williams
    2. City Police by Jonathan Rubinstein
    3. Serpico by Peter Maas
    Commentary, October 1973, pp. 96-100
  60. [+]
    Oh Calcutta: Oi, Professor! (Special Book Review) (2 Reviews)
    Roger Starr
    Don't Make No Waves---Don't Back No Losers, by Milton L. Rakove
    1. Don't Make No Waves---Don't Back No Losers by Milton L. Rakove
    2. Calcutta by Geoffrey Moorhouse
    The American Spectator, December 1976, pp. 5-6
  61. Ideas and Observations
    PM: New York's Highbrow Tabloid
    Roger Starr
    City Journal, Summer 1993, pp. 92-95
  62. Pollution and Poverty
    Roger Starr and James Carlson
    The Strategy of Cross-commitment
    The Public Interest, Winter 1968, pp. 104-131
  63. Power and The People
    Roger Starr
    The Case of Con Edison
    The Public Interest, Winter 1972, pp. 75-99
  64. Books in Review
    [+]
    Power Politics (2 Reviews)
    Roger Starr
    Toward a Rational Power Policy, by Neil Fabricant and Robert M. Hallman
    1. Toward a Rational Power Policy by Neil Fabricant and Robert M. Hallman
    2. Power Generation and Environmental Change by David A. Berkowitz and Arthur M. Squires
    Commentary, December 1971, pp. 87-93
  65. Articles
    Prisons, Politics & the Attica Report
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, March 1973, pp. 31-37
  66. [+]
    The Public Housing Quagmire (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The Quality of Federal Policymaking, by Eugene J. Meehan
    1. The Quality of Federal Policymaking by Eugene J. Meehan
    The Public Interest, Spring 1980, pp. 110-116
  67. Departments
    The Public Policy
    Roger Starr
    Controlling Rents, Razing Cities
    The American Spectator, October 1978, pp. 21-24
  68. [+]
    Public Prudence (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Secrets of the Tax Revolt, by James Adams
    1. Secrets of the Tax Revolt by James Adams
    Commentary, December 1984, pp. 78-82
  69. Books
    [+]
    Question of Intent (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The Politics of Exclusion, by Michael N. Danielson
    1. The Politics of Exclusion by Michael N. Danielson
    National Review, March 4, 1977, p. 277
  70. Recycling
    Roger Starr
    Myths and Realities
    The Public Interest, Spring 1995, pp. 28-41
  71. Articles
    Religion in the Unheavenly City
    Roger Starr
    First Things, May 1991, pp. 14-20
  72. A Reply
    Roger Starr
    The Public Interest, Spring 1973, pp. 130-134
  73. [+]
    The Talkies (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Naked Nomads, by George F. Gilder
    1. Naked Nomads by George F. Gilder
    The American Spectator, August 1975, pp. 28-29
  74. Book Reviews
    [+]
    The Talkies/The Wimp from Outer Space (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The Underclass, by Ken Auletta
    1. The Underclass by Ken Auletta
    The American Spectator, September 1982, pp. 28-30
  75. [+]
    Book Reviews (2 Reviews)
    Roger Starr
    Rental Housing: Is There a Crisis?, by John C. Weicher, Kevin E. Villani, and Elizabeth...
    1. Rental Housing: Is There a Crisis? by John C. Weicher, Kevin E. Villani, and Elizabeth A. Roistacher, ...
    2. Future of Rental Housing by George Sternlieb and James W. Hughes
    Political Science Quarterly, Fall 1982, pp. 533-534
  76. The Rise and Fall of New York City (1985)
    Roger Starr
    8 Reviews, 3 Readable
  77. [+]
    Sacco and Vanzetti (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The Never-Ending Wrong, by Katherine Anne Porter
    1. The Never-Ending Wrong by Katherine Anne Porter
    Commentary, December 1977, pp. 95-98
  78. Ideas and Observations
    San Francisco's Citizen Caen
    Roger Starr
    City Journal, Summer 1994, pp. 80-82
  79. [+]
    Sentimental Story (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Leon Trotsky, by Irving Howe
    1. Leon Trotsky by Irving Howe
    Commentary, January 1979, pp. 74-76
  80. [+]
    Sickness and Health (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Medical Nemesis, by Ivan Illich
    1. Medical Nemesis by Ivan Illich
    Commentary, November 1976, pp. 91-93
  81. A Stroll Through Battery Park City
    Roger Starr
    City Journal, Autumn 1993, pp. 110-115
  82. Symposium: The Jeweler's Dilemma
    Roger Starr
    The Weight of Suspicion
    The New Republic, November 10, 1986, p. 19
  83. [+]
    Tale of a Tycoon (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Ling, by Stanley H. Brown
    1. Ling by Stanley H. Brown
    Commentary, December 1972, pp. 103-109
  84. Books in Review
    [+]
    Taxes & Civilization (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The Way the World Works, by Jude Wanniski
    1. The Way the World Works by Jude Wanniski
    Commentary, September 1978, pp. 74-75
  85. Ten Years of Setting Municipal Priorities
    Roger Starr
    City Journal, Autumn 1990, pp. 61-62
  86. Ideas and Observations
    Thomas Nast
    Roger Starr
    America's Premier Political Cartoonist
    City Journal, Winter 1994, pp. 102-109
  87. The Three Mile Shadow
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, October 1980, pp. 48-55
  88. Book Reviews
    [+]
    Too Good to Be True (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Too Good To Be True, by James Traub
    1. Too Good To Be True by James Traub
    The American Spectator, September 1990, pp. 33-34
  89. Twenty Years of Housing Programs
    Roger Starr
    The Public Interest, Fall 1985, pp. 82-93
  90. The Unmaking of Manufacturing
    Roger Starr
    The rise and fall of industrial New York City.
    The American Spectator, May 1985, pp. 13-16
  91. Urbanities
    The Valley of Ashes
    Roger Starr
    F. Scott Fitzgerald and Robert Moses
    City Journal, Autumn 1992, pp. 74-78
  92. Waste Disposal
    Roger Starr
    A Miracle of Immaculate Consumption?
    The Public Interest, Fall 1991, pp. 17-29
  93. [+]
    Welfare and Society (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The Politics of Welfare, by Blanche Bernstein
    1. The Politics of Welfare by Blanche Bernstein
    Commentary, November 1982, pp. 67-70
  94. What Is a Liberal---Who Is a Conservative? A Symposium
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, September 1976, p. 99
  95. Articles
    What's Left?
    Roger Starr
    Commentary, August 1971, pp. 35-41
  96. Wheels of Misfortune
    Roger Starr
    The Harpers Monthly, January 1982, pp. 7-15
  97. The Urban Condition
    Which of the Poor Shall Live in Public Housing?
    Roger Starr
    The Public Interest, Spring 1971, pp. 116-124
  98. [+]
    A Window of Realism (2 Reviews)
    Roger Starr
    The Unheavenly City, by Edward C. Banfield
    1. The Unheavenly City by Edward C. Banfield
    2. The Unheavenly City Revisited by Edward C. Banfield
    National Review, November 30, 1984, pp. 46-47
  99. [+]
    Working (Review)
    Roger Starr
    The Railroaders, by Stuart Leuthner
    1. The Railroaders by Stuart Leuthner
    Commentary, February 1984, pp. 77-78
  100. [+]
    "Writers" and Rogues (Review)
    Roger Starr
    Getting Up, by Craig Castleman
    1. Getting Up by Craig Castleman
    The Public Interest, Spring 1983, pp. 132-135
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