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  1. Alienation and Relevance
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    National Review, July 1, 1969, pp. 636-638
  2. Books, Arts, Manners
    [+]
    Appeasement, Past and Present (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Origins of the Second World War, by A.J.P. Taylor
    1. The Origins of the Second World War by A.J.P. Taylor
    National Review, March 27, 1962, p. 214
  3. [+]
    Athena's Bat (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Counter-Revolution, by Thomas Molnar
    1. The Counter-Revolution by Thomas Molnar
    National Review, February 10, 1970, pp. 160-161
  4. [+]
    Beyond Good and Evil (2 Reviews)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    RKFDV, by Robert L. Koehl
    1. RKFDV by Robert L. Koehl
    2. The Breaking Point by Jacob Presser
    National Review, April 26, 1958, p. 403
  5. [+]
    Books in Brief (Review)
    S.J. Tonsor
    The German Opposition to Hitler, by Hans Rothfels
    1. The German Opposition to Hitler by Hans Rothfels
    National Review, January 15, 1963, p. 36
  6. [+]
    British Empire, Commonwealth, and Ireland (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    From Bossuet to Newman, by Owen Chadwick
    1. From Bossuet to Newman by Owen Chadwick
    The American Historical Review, July 1958, p. 1043
  7. Burckhardt Studies: Three Comments
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Spring 2002, pp. 187-189
  8. Christianity and the Second Religiosity
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Summer 1990, pp. 201-205
  9. [+]
    The Consequences of Culture (2 Reviews)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Shock of the New, by Ian Dunlop
    1. The Shock of the New by Ian Dunlop
    2. The Aesthetics of Freud by Jack J. Spector
    National Review, May 11, 1973, p. 534
  10. [+]
    Conservatism and History (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Genesis of German Conservatism, by Klaus Epstein
    1. The Genesis of German Conservatism by Klaus Epstein
    National Review, June 27, 1967, pp. 700-701
  11. [+]
    The Conservative and the Revolutionary Right (3 Reviews)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Father of Racist Ideology, by Michael D. Biddiss
    1. Father of Racist Ideology by Michael D. Biddiss
    2. Gobineau: Selected Political Writings by Michael D. Biddiss and Arthur Gobineau
    3. The French Right: From De Maistre to Maurras by John Scott McClelland
    National Review, December 15, 1970, p. 1360
  12. The Conservative as Historian
    Stephen Tonsor
    Francis Parkman
    Modern Age, Summer 1983, pp. 246-255
  13. Conservatives as a Creative Minority
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 1998, pp. 7-14
  14. Books
    [+]
    Defending Liberty against 'On Liberty' (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    On Liberty and Liberalism, by Gertrude Himmelfarb
    1. On Liberty and Liberalism by Gertrude Himmelfarb
    National Review, September 13, 1974, p. 1050
  15. [+]
    Disputed Heritage of Burke (3 Reviews)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Burke, Disraeli and Churchill, by Stephen R. Graubard
    1. Burke, Disraeli and Churchill by Stephen R. Graubard
    2. Edmund Burke and the Revolt Against the Eighteenth Century by Alfred Cobban
    3. Philosophy of Edmund Burke by Louis I. Bredvold and Ralph G. Ross
    National Review, June 17, 1961, p. 390
  16. [+]
    Do You Suffer from Deva Vu? (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    In the Twenties, by Harry Kessler
    1. In the Twenties by Harry Kessler
    National Review, December 31, 1971, pp. 1474-1476
  17. [+]
    Dr. Dewey and Dr. Faustus (2 Reviews)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    John Dewey in Perspective, by George R. Geiger
    1. John Dewey in Perspective by George R. Geiger
    2. Consciousness and Society by H. Stuart Hughes
    National Review, October 25, 1958, p. 280
  18. [+]
    The Drift to Starboard (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Conservative Mainstream, by Frank S. Meyer
    1. The Conservative Mainstream by Frank S. Meyer
    Modern Age, Summer 1969, pp. 329-330
  19. [+]
    To Educate the Present (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Essays on Politics and Culture, by Gertrude Himmelfarb and John Stuart Mill
    1. Essays on Politics and Culture by Gertrude Himmelfarb and John Stuart Mill
    National Review, November 20, 1962, pp. 396-397
  20. Educating the Children of the "Me" Generation
    Stephen Tonsor
    Modern Age, Summer 1981, pp. 255-263
  21. Education in the 1970's
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Consolidation and Reform
    Modern Age, Summer 1971, pp. 253-258
  22. Comments
    Elits, Community, and the Truth
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    A Little Story
    Modern Age, Summer 2000, pp. 313-316
  23. Equality
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Greek Historical Experience
    Modern Age, Winter 1981, pp. 46-55
  24. Equality and Ancient Society
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Egyptian Instance
    Modern Age, Spring 1980, pp. 134-141
  25. Equality in the New Testament
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Fall 1980, pp. 345-354
  26. Equality, Decadence and Modernity (2005)
    Gregory L. Schneider and Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Collected Essays of Stephen J. Tonsor
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  27. Confused Alarms of Struggle and Flight
    The Father of Totalitarian Democracy
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    Modern Age, Summer 1987, pp. 243-251
  28. [+]
    Fathers and Sons (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    James and John Stuart Mill, by Bruce Mazlish
    1. James and John Stuart Mill by Bruce Mazlish
    National Review, July 4, 1975, p. 732
  29. The Foundation and the Academy
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    National Review, May 14, 1982, pp. 543-551
  30. Freedom and Crisis in Historiography
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 1964, pp. 25-37
  31. A Fresh Start
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    American History and Political Order
    Modern Age, Winter 1972, pp. 2-8
  32. [+]
    Germany: Reprieve, Redemption (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Death and Life of Germany, by Eugene Davidson
    1. The Death and Life of Germany by Eugene Davidson
    National Review, June 20, 1959, p. 153
  33. [+]
    The God Question (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Published Essays, 1966-1985, by Eric Voegelin and Ellis Sandoz
    1. Published Essays, 1966-1985 by Eric Voegelin and Ellis Sandoz
    Modern Age, Fall 1992, pp. 65-67
  34. Henry Regnery (1912-1996) A Memorial Tribute
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Fall 1996, p. 314
  35. Modern Letters
    [+]
    History and the God of the Second Chance (Review)
    Stephen Tonsor
    The Dynamics of World History, by Christopher Dawson and John J. Mulloy
    1. The Dynamics of World History by Christopher Dawson and John J. Mulloy
    Modern Age, Spring 1958, pp. 199-200
  36. [+]
    History as Nightmare (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Rise of the West, by William H. McNeill
    1. The Rise of the West by William H. McNeill
    Modern Age, Spring 1964, pp. 205-206
  37. Holderlin and the Modern Sensibility
    Stephen Tonsor
    Modern Age, Spring 1971, pp. 143-147
  38. [+]
    Horizons of Freedom (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The New History and the Old, by Gertrude Himmelfarb
    1. The New History and the Old by Gertrude Himmelfarb
    National Review, May 27, 1988, pp. 52-53
  39. I. The Conservative Dilemma
    How Does the Past Become the Future?
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 2000, pp. 8-13
  40. [+]
    How They Killed the Middle Ages at Berkley (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Degradation of the Academic Dogma, by Robert A. Nisbet
    1. The Degradation of the Academic Dogma by Robert A. Nisbet
    National Review, May 18, 1971, pp. 541-542
  41. The Iconography of Disorder
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Ruined Garden and the Devastated City
    Modern Age, Fall 1973, pp. 358-367
  42. The Image of Science and Technology in Utopian and Science Fiction Literature
    Stephen Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 1976, pp. 86-93
  43. The Inevitability of Tradition
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Spring 1994, pp. 229-232
  44. Intramural
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Why I Too Am Not a Neoconservative
    National Review, June 20, 1986, pp. 54-55
  45. Essays
    Jacob Burckhardt
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Tradition and the Crisis of Western Culture
    Modern Age, Winter 1997, pp. 3-10
  46. Books
    [+]
    Journey to the Interior (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Freud and His Followers, by Paul Roazen
    1. Freud and His Followers by Paul Roazen
    National Review, March 28, 1975, p. 352
  47. Liberty and Equality as Absolutes
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 1979, pp. 2-9
  48. Book Reviews
    [+]
    Liebe Hitler (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Hitler of History, by John Lukacs
    1. The Hitler of History by John Lukacs
    Modern Age, Fall 1998, pp. 406-409
  49. Book Reviews
    [+]
    Lord Acton: Another Eminent Victorian (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Lord Acton, by Roland Hill
    1. Lord Acton by Roland Hill
    Modern Age, Summer 2001, pp. 253-256
  50. The Man Who Was in Love with the Past
    Stephen Tonsor
    Modern Age, Summer 1995, pp. 374-378
  51. Marxism and Modernity
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Fall 1991, pp. 6-11
  52. Men and Ideas
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    On Living at the End of an Era
    National Review, July 30, 1968, p. 756
  53. Books, Arts, Manners
    [+]
    Minerva's Owl (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Memoirs, 1945-1953, by Konrad Adenauer
    1. Memoirs, 1945-1953 by Konrad Adenauer
    National Review, June 28, 1966, p. 631
  54. The Literature of Politics
    [+]
    The Missionary and the Commissar (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Movement of World Revolution, by Christopher Dawson
    1. The Movement of World Revolution by Christopher Dawson
    Modern Age, Fall 1959, pp. 429-430
  55. Mistaken Assumptions
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 2002, pp. 58-59
  56. Modern European History
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The American Historical Review, January 1958, p. 391
  57. Modernity, Science and Rationality
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Spring 1972, pp. 161-166
  58. [+]
    Nationalism in Revival (2 Reviews)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    France and Germany, by Rene Lauret
    1. France and Germany by Rene Lauret
    2. France Reborn by Robert Aron
    Modern Age, Winter 1965, pp. 99-100
  59. The New Natural Law and the Problem of Equality
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Summer 1980, pp. 238-247
  60. [+]
    Nihilism as a Metapolitical Problem (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Three Faces of Fascism, by Ernst Nolte
    1. Three Faces of Fascism by Ernst Nolte
    Modern Age, Fall 1966, pp. 410-415
  61. [+]
    An Occupational Hazard (Review)
    Stephen Tonsor
    Generation Without Farewell, by Kay Boyle
    1. Generation Without Farewell by Kay Boyle
    National Review, January 30, 1960, p. 80
  62. [+]
    The Passional 'I' (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Vom Elend der Literatur, by William S. Schlamm
    1. Vom Elend der Literatur by William S. Schlamm
    National Review, February 21, 1967, pp. 208-209
  63. [+]
    Poet of Gnosticism (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Shelley: The Pursuit, by Richard Holmes
    1. Shelley: The Pursuit by Richard Holmes
    National Review, September 12, 1975, p. 1004
  64. Poetry and Revolution
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 1969, pp. 7-18
  65. Political Idealism and Political Reality
    Stephen Tonsor
    Modern Age, Fall 1974, pp. 338-344
  66. [+]
    Political Religion (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Abraham Lincoln and American Political Religion, by Glen E. Thurow
    1. Abraham Lincoln and American Political Religion by Glen E. Thurow
    Modern Age, Winter 1979, pp. 87-88
  67. Books, Arts, Manners
    [+]
    Pragmatism on the Potomac? (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Die Jungen Herren der Alten Erd: Vom Neuen Stil der Macht, by William S. Schlamm
    1. Die Jungen Herren der Alten Erd: Vom Neuen Stil der Macht by William S. Schlamm
    National Review, November 5, 1963, p. 400
  68. [+]
    Prophet of Modernity (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Will to Power, by Friedrich Nietzsche and Walter Kaufmann
    1. The Will to Power by Friedrich Nietzsche and Walter Kaufmann
    National Review, January 16, 1968, pp. 41-42
  69. [+]
    Psychedelic Schoolmaster (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Aldous Huxley: A Biography, by Sybille Bedford
    1. Aldous Huxley: A Biography by Sybille Bedford
    National Review, January 31, 1975, p. 117
  70. Redefining Liberal Education
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Summer 1972, pp. 271-277
  71. [+]
    The Reverent Historian (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Vistas of History, by Samuel Eliot Morison
    1. Vistas of History by Samuel Eliot Morison
    Modern Age, Spring 1965, p. 208
  72. [+]
    Books in Brief (Review)
    S.J. Tonsor
    The Survivors, by Norbert Muhlen
    1. The Survivors by Norbert Muhlen
    National Review, May 7, 1963, p. 377
  73. [+]
    Books in Brief (Review)
    S. Tonsor
    The Germans and Their Modern History, by Fritz Ernst
    1. The Germans and Their Modern History by Fritz Ernst
    National Review, February 7, 1967, p. 156
  74. [+]
    The Revolutionary Tradition (Review)
    Stephen Tonsor
    Political Messianism: The Romantic Phase, by Jacob L. Talmon
    1. Political Messianism: The Romantic Phase by Jacob L. Talmon
    National Review, April 8, 1961, pp. 222-223
  75. [+]
    Roots of German Conservatism (2 Reviews)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Adenauer and the New Germany, by Edgar Alexander
    1. Adenauer and the New Germany by Edgar Alexander
    2. Germany's New Conservatism by Klemens von Klemperer
    National Review, November 30, 1957, p. 495
  76. [+]
    Rousseau and the Revolutions of Satiety (2 Reviews)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Political Philosophy of Rousseau, by Roger D. Masters
    1. The Political Philosophy of Rousseau by Roger D. Masters
    2. Rousseau and the Spirit of Revolt by William H. Blanchard
    National Review, September 10, 1968, p. 916
  77. Essays
    Russell Kirk (1918-1994)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 1995, pp. 98-101
  78. The Second Spring of American Conservatism
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    National Review, September 30, 1977, pp. 1103-1107
  79. [+]
    Sharpening the Antitheses (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Max Weber: A Biography, by Marianne Weber
    1. Max Weber: A Biography by Marianne Weber
    National Review, August 15, 1975, p. 894
  80. Books
    [+]
    Sifting So Much Sand (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Europe in the Twentieth Century, by George Lichtheim
    1. Europe in the Twentieth Century by George Lichtheim
    National Review, January 5, 1973, pp. 37-38
  81. [+]
    'The Sky'a A-Going to Fall' (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Primal Vision: Selected Writings of Gottfried Benn, by E.B. Ashton and Gottfried Benn
    1. Primal Vision: Selected Writings of Gottfried Benn by E.B. Ashton and Gottfried Benn
    National Review, September 24, 1960, p. 183
  82. Student Autonomy and Financial Independence in Advanced Education
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 1971, pp. 34-44
  83. Technology and the Conservative--Classical Liberal Debate
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 1982, pp. 19-26
  84. Tradition and Reform in Education (1974)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    2 Reviews, 2 Readable
  85. Reviews
    [+]
    Tradition: Use and Misuse (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Heroes and Heretics, by Barrows Dunham
    1. Heroes and Heretics by Barrows Dunham
    Modern Age, Fall 1964, pp. 413-415
  86. Two Cheers for Behemoth University
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Spring 1979, pp. 123-129
  87. Uberstudiert in Chicago
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Winter 1988, pp. 57-61
  88. [+]
    Uncommon Common Sense (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The History Primer, by J.H. Hexter
    1. The History Primer by J.H. Hexter
    National Review, December 3, 1971, pp. 1363-1364
  89. The United States as a "Revolutionary Society"
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Modern Age, Spring 1975, pp. 136-145
  90. [+]
    Victorian Moral Grandeur (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    George Eliot: The Emergent Self, by Ruby V. Redinger
    1. George Eliot: The Emergent Self by Ruby V. Redinger
    National Review, April 2, 1976, p. 341
  91. Reviews
    [+]
    The View from London Bridge (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Catholic Church and Nazi Germany, by Guenter Lewy
    1. The Catholic Church and Nazi Germany by Guenter Lewy
    The New Individualist Review, Summer 1965, pp. 42-46
  92. [+]
    A Wanderer in No Man's Land (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Culture We Deserve, by Jacques Barzun
    1. The Culture We Deserve by Jacques Barzun
    National Review, August 4, 1989, p. 41
  93. [+]
    The Way Things Are (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Kipling: The Glass, the Shadow, and the Fire, by Philip Mason
    1. Kipling: The Glass, the Shadow, and the Fire by Philip Mason
    National Review, November 7, 1975, p. 1248
  94. What is the Purpose of Politics?
    Stephen Tonsor
    Modern Age, Spring 1974, pp. 114-120
  95. [+]
    When Germany Tried Anarchy (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider, by Peter Gay
    1. Weimar Culture: The Outsider as Insider by Peter Gay
    National Review, June 17, 1969, p. 602
  96. Reviews
    [+]
    The Whig View of History (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    G. M. Trevelyan: A Life In History, by David Cannadine
    1. G. M. Trevelyan: A Life In History by David Cannadine
    Modern Age, Fall 1994, pp. 70-72
  97. [+]
    Who's Afraid of Edmund Burke? (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    The Relevance of Edmund Burke, by Peter J. Stanlis
    1. The Relevance of Edmund Burke by Peter J. Stanlis
    National Review, February 9, 1965, p. 112
  98. [+]
    Wrestling with Angels (Review)
    Stephen J. Tonsor
    A Rumor of Angels, by Peter L. Berger
    1. A Rumor of Angels by Peter L. Berger
    National Review, July 29, 1969, p. 759
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