"Coalition of the Waiting." U.S.-Europe relations after Bush. The Atlantic, December 2006
"sex, lies, and video games." The dawn of interactive drama. The Atlantic, November 2006
"Unwinding Bush." How long will it take to undo his mistakes? The Atlantic, October, 2006
"No Middle Ground." Review of The Party of Death, by Ramesh Ponnuru. New York Times Book Review, September 3, 2006
"Struggling to Survive." A year after Hurricane Katrina, a Louisiana parish drowns in indecision and red tape. National Journal, August 12, 2006.
"Containing Iran." Cold war lessons about atomic ayatollahs. The Atlantic, July/August, 2006.
"Families Forged by Illness." Gay marriage is a legacy of AIDS. The New York Times, June 4, 2006
"Stoking the Beast." Why tax cuts make government bigger, not smaller. The Atlantic, June 2006
"Demolition Men." Ariel Sharon and Junichiro Koizumi point the way to U.S. centrist resurgence. The Atlantic, March 2006
"You Say You Want a Revolution." The Supreme Court after Rehnquist. National Journal, July 30, 2005
"Bipolar Disorder." How polarized is America? The Atlantic, January/February 2005
"Saying No to 'I Do.' " Gay marriage after the election debacle. Wall Street Journal, December 27, 2004
"Now, for Tonight's Assignment." Homework, the education reform no one talks about. The Atlantic, November 2004
"Divided We Stand." The case for divided government. The Atlantic, October 2004
"Being Well." Review of Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness (report of presidential commission on biotech). The Public Interest, Fall 2004
"Power of Two." President Bush's case for same-sex marriage. The New York Times Magazine, March 7, 2004
"The Forgotten Millions." Communism's victims need a memorial. The Atlantic, December 2003
"Will Frankenfood Save the Planet?" The greening of biotechnology. The Atlantic, October 2003
"Coming to America." Washington as post-racial city. The Atlantic, July/August 2003
"The Accidental Radical." George W. Bush's plan to be FDR. National Journal, July 26, 2003
"Let It Be." The triumph of apatheism. The Atlantic, May 2003.
"Caring for Your Introvert." What every extrovert should know. The Atlantic, March 2003
"The Fat Tax." A modest proposal for a healthier nation. The Atlantic, December 2002
"Reversing White Flight." School vouchers for desegregation. The Atlantic, October 2002
"Firebombs Over Tokyo." A deed it is wrong to forget. The Atlantic, July/August 2002
"Countering the Smallpox Threat." Make vaccine freely available. The Atlantic, December 2001
"Leave Gay Marriage to the States." Amending the U.S. Constitution is unwise and unnecessary. Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2001
"Law and Disorder." Hidden Law versus bureaucratic legalism. The New Republic, April 30, 2001
"The New Old Economy." Oil, computers, and the reinvention of the earth. The Atlantic, January 2001
"Buff Enough?" Men and muscles: review of The Adonis Complex. Reason, November 2000
"Father Superior." George H.W. Bush, an outstanding President. The New Republic, May 22, 2000
"Pink Pistols." The ultimate gay empowerment. Salon.com, March 14, 2000. www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/14/pistol/index.html
"Conventional Wisdom." The lost continent of social norms. Reason, February 2000
