Alternet
“Our Cities Are Devastated—Will Obama Bail Out Urban America?” Feb. 27, 2009. 40 years of benign (and not so benign) neglect have done inordinate damage to the socioeconomic structures of our inner cities.The American Prospect
“The Power of the Pen,” Aug., 2004. A brief history of the executive order.The American Scholar
“Spies Among Us,” Winter 2009. Military snooping exploded in the 1960s, and it’s never really left us. (Not available online.)Architect
"Critical Disjuncture," November 2009. The legacy of architecture critic Herbert Muschamp.
"Plinth and Crown," July, 2009. The design for the National Museum of African American History and Culture is both African and American.
"Fix the Pritzker," April, 2009. An architecture prize that celebrates individual genius has it all wrong.
“Ahead of the Critical Mass,” Feb., 2009. Ada Louise Huxtable is a formidable architecture critic, but her legacy may be too much of a good thing
“Looks Good. Good for You,” Dec., 2008. Berlin’s interwar social housing deserves its UNESCO listing—and our closer attention.
“Speak (Louder), Memory,” July 2008. Plans to add an interpretive center to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial betray a nation’s unease with abstraction.
The Architect’s Newspaper
"Free Wheelin'," Nov. 4, 2009. Washington, D.C. gets the East Coast's first commuter bike station.
"Taking Off," Oct. 21, 2009. Berlin announces surprise plans to turn the shuttered Tempelhof Airport into new neighborhoods and a park.
"Crit: 300 New Jersey Avenue," Oct. 7, 2009. A review of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners new building in downtown Washington (not available online).
"Todo Mundo," The Architect's Newspaper, Sept. 9, 2009. A review of
Rogelio Salmona: Open Spaces/Collective Spaces" at the Art Museum of
the Americas (not available online).
"Casey at Bat," July 29, 2009. The GSA taps architectural adviser Casey Jones to lead its Design Excellence program (not available online).
“Dream Team,” April 15, 2009. Smithsonian selects Freelon Adjaye Bond and SmithGroup to build the NMAAHC.
“Capitol Move,” April 15, 2009. Six Visions displayed for National African-American Museum on the Mall.
“Check It Out,” Jan. 6, 2009. D.C. moves forward with ambitious public library projects by Adjaye, Freelon, and Davis Brody Bond Aedas.
“Stern Gets Scully Prize,” Dec. 10, 2008. It’s been a banner year for the architect in brown suede shoes.
“D.C. Welcomes You,” Dec. 10, 2008. New Capitol Visitors Center opens on Capitol Hill. (Not available online.)
“Ike Likes Progress,” Nov. 19, 2008. Plans move forward for the Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C.
“One More for the Mall,” Sept. 3, 2008. An update on plans for the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
“GSA Names Classicist as Chief Architect,” Oct. 6, 2006. The General Services Administration has selected Thomas Gordon Smith as its chief architect. (Not available online.)
“Viñoly in the Clear,” April 5, 2006. Philadelphia’s Regional Performing Arts Center settles its suit against architect Rafael Viñoly. (Not available online.)
“Viñoly Sued over Kimmel Center,” Jan. 10, 2006. A report on a lawsuit by Philadelphia’s Regional Performing Arts Center against architect Rafael Viñoly.
“Phyllis Lambert Wins 7th Vincent Scully Prize,” Dec. 14, 2005. A report on the seventh recipient of the National Building Museum’s Scully Prize. (Not available online.)
“Prince of Wales Wins Vincent Scully Prize,” Nov. 16, 2005. A report on the sixth recipient of the National Building Museum’s Scully Prize.
“Sign of the Times,” Sept. 7, 2005. A history of the new New York Times building, to date. (Not available online.)
“The Gray Lady’s Digs, Drab no More,” Sept. 7, 2005. A look at the innovations incorporated into the new Times building. (Not available online.)
“The Next Dimension,” June 8, 2005. How the next generation of computer-assisted design is changing architectural practice. (Not available online.)
“Shelter from the Storm,” May 11, 2005. What architects and housing nonprofits are doing to rebuild after the Indian Ocean tsunami. (Not available online.)
“Little-Known Local Wins Armenian Museum Commission, not Competition,” Feb. 16, 2005. (Not available online.)
“Saarinen Revived; Getty Grant Supports Preservation of Eero Saarinen’s Legacy,” Oct. 19, 2004. (Not available online.)
“Mission Statement; Gwathmey Siegel’s US Mission to the UN Proceeds,” Sept. 21, 2004. (Not available online.)
“J. Irwin Miller Dies at 95; Patron Turned Columbus, Indiana, into an Architectural Hotbed,” Sept. 7, 2004. (Not available online.)
“Muschamp Out, Ouroussoff In; New York Times Names New Architecture Critic,” July 13, 2004. (Not available online.)
“The Far (West) Side; Report on RPA’s Conference on the Remaking of Hudson Yards,” May 11, 2004. (Not available online.)
“UN Capital Master Plan; Bush Approves Loan of $1.2 Billion – with Interest,” April 6, 2004. (Not available online.)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Suburbs, not Racism, Blamed for Political Shift in South,” April 30, 3006. A review of Matt Lassiter’s The Silent Majority.“A Clear Portrait of Blacks in the Antebellum South,” August 21, 2005. A review of John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger’s In Search of the Promised Land. (Not available online.)
The Atlantic
“The Lightning Rod,” September, 2008. Can Michelle Rhee save Washington’s ailing school system?
Theatlantic.com
"Underestimating East Germany," Nov. 6, 2009. Eastern Germany is doing better than we think.
BookForum
"Preservation Act," November, 2009. A review of Edward Hollis' The Secret Lives of Buildings.
The Boston Globe
“Leaning Tower,” Sept. 3, 2006. A review of Roger Friedland and Harold Zellman’s The Fellowship: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. (Not available online.)
“How the South Was Won,” March 5, 2006. A new book argues that class, not race, guided the great Southern Republican realignment.
“Southern Exposure,” Sept. 18, 2005. What makes Hurricane Katrina a southern disaster.
“Strange Career,” July 17, 2005. An appreciation of C.Vann Woodward’s The Strange Career of Jim Crow on its fiftieth anniversary.
“Re-Branding America,” March 13, 2005. A profile of nation-branding expert Simon Anholt.
“Saarinen Rising,” Nov. 7, 2004. A look at the reviving interest in modernist architect Eero Saarinen.
“Ground Zero, a Site Compromised,” Oct. 3, 2004. A review of Paul Goldberger’s Up from Zero. (Not available online.)
The Central New York Business Journal
“Hand in Hand,” Nov. 22, 2002. A look at the relationship between Corning, Inc. and its hometown, Corning, N.Y. (Not available online.)
Chapter16.org
"Chekhov in Memphis," Nov. 19, 2009. A profile of author Richard Bausch.
"Inventing Tennessee's own Yoknapatawpha County," Oct. 29, 2009. An interview with Howenwald novelist William Gay.
"Judging by the Content of Their Character," October, 2009. In her controversial new novel, Rebel Yell, Alice Randall dissects the apparent paradoxes of a black conservative.
The Christian Science Monitor
“Why Washington Loves Goldman Sachs,” July 20, 2006. Why so many executives at the nation’s leading I-bank have occupied many of the capital’s top posts.Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
"German Lessons," Winter, 2009. The case for the two-party system.
“Playground Politics,” Spring, 2009. It’s not our education policy that need fixing—it’s our education politics.
“Conscience of a Constructor,” Summer, 2008. What happens when good architects work for bad clients.
“The War on the War on Poverty,” Fall, 2007. The Great Society did much more good than harm, and it should once more be an inspiration to progressives.
“Bipolar,” Winter, 2007. American foreign policy can never be entirely realist or idealist—and that’s a good thing.
Foreign Policy
“Expert Sitings,” July, 2004. A critique of the first major offshore outsourcing economic analysis. (Not available online.)
Foreignpolicy.com
"The Big Freak Out," Nov. 11, 2009. The fall of Freakonomics.
France Guide
“Building History,” 2006 annual issue. A look new public buildings across France, and how they fit into the country’s architectural legacy. (Not available online.)
Guardian Online
"Germany Moves Away from America," Sept. 24, 2009. Few election outcomes will favour US foreign policy – even Merkel might not keep the status quo Obama needs.
“Getting What We Pay for at Ground Zero,” May 18, 2009. The World Trade Center site was to be refilled with boring, profit-maximising office space. Now, it won't even get that much.
“MLK's message: We Are One,” Jan. 19, 2009. His vision of an America free of the poisonous distinctions that divide us is as relevant today as it was during the civil rights era.
“The Legacy of the 1968 Riots,” April 4, 2008. The problems in America's inner cities can be traced back to conservative policies enacted after Martin Luther King's assassination 40 years ago.
“Feeling the Afterburn,” March 18, 2008. The nativism ignited by the US Air Force's tanker deal with EADS will damage America's image abroad and threaten long-term business interests.
“Prefab’s Empty Promise,” Jan. 16, 2008. Why the new fad for prefab housing is bad for the environment.
“Popularity Contest,” Nov. 4, 2007. Google's new OpenSocial initiative will fundamentally change how we interact online - and knock competitor Facebook down a peg.
“Streamlined Model,” Oct. 18, 2007. In order for Airbus to deliver its next-generation super-jumbo jet, it had to stop acting like Airbus - and start acting like a real company.
“Standing Up to Wall Street,” Oct. 9, 2007. Don’t blame the Democrats for the slow pace on carried-interest taxation—yet.
Inc.
“Political Animals,” Jan., 2008. Profiles of eight entrepreneurs who are deeply involved in the 2008 campaign.
“Rating the Governors,” Oct., 2006. Eight out of 26 profiles covering governors up for reelection and their records on small business.
“Who Loves You in Washington, D.C. (And Who Doesn’t),” Feb., 2006. A profile of the best – and worst – friends of small business in the capital.
Inform
“Digital Underground," Issue 3, 2009. A look at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. (Not available online.)
"Roanoke Renascent,” Issue 2, 2009. High art gets a world-class home in the Taubman Art Museum, designed by Randall Stout Architects. (Not available online.)
“Capitol Moves," Issue 4, 2008. An introduction to the new Capitol Visitors Center.
"Metro Modern,” Issue 3, 2008. Three new houses reclaim mid-century Modernism for a Washington, D.C. context. (Not available online.)
“Shenandoah Retreat,” Issue 2, 2008. Berryville architects Carter+Burton create a mountain retreat for two scientists high above the Shenandoah Valley. (Not available online.)
Institutional Investor
“Check, Please,” May, 2007. How the Wall Street money race is shaping up for the 2008 presidential campaign. (Not available online.)
Men’s Vogue
“Guy’s Girl?” May, 2008. What type of a man supports Hillary Clinton for president? (Not available online.)
“Money Talks,” May/June, 2007. Inside the high-priced world of the ex-politico speaking circuit. (Not available online.)
Metropolis
“Off the Mall,” July, 2004. Washington, D.C.’s city-planning revolution. (Not available online.)
The Nashville Scene
"Recharged," Oct. 22, 2009 (cover story). A profile of Amanda Little, author of Power Trip.
“Literary Hideaway,” Dec. 7, 2006 (cover story). Legendary New York editor Gary Fisketjon searches for the Great American Novel—from a farmhouse in Leiper’s Fork.
“’Our Negroes’ No More,” Sept. 7, 2006. A review of Jason Sokol’s There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975.
“In Murky Waters,” Feb. 9, 2006. A review of Tom Chaffin’s Sea of Gray: The Around the World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah.
“There Goes the Neighborhood,” Dec. 15, 2005. A review of Kevin Kruse’s White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism.
“When Better Isn’t Nearly Good Enough,” Nov. 3, 2005. A review of John Hope Franklin’s Mirror to America.
“Southern Festival of Books Picks: Sonny Brewer, James Cobb,” Oct. 6, 2005. Capsules profiles of two authors at the Southern Festival of Books.
“Deeply Rooted, But Still Alone,” August 4, 2005. A review of Suzanne Marr’s Eudora Welty: A Biography.
“But a Whimper,” June 16, 2005. A review of Reynold’s Price’s The Good Priest’s Son.
“His Life in Soft Core,” May 19, 2005. A review of Steve Almond’s The Evil B.B. Chow and other Stories.
“Dredging the Mud of History,” March 31, 2005. A review of Jay Feldman’s When the Mississippi Ran Backwards.
“Living while Dying,” March 17, 2005. A review of Sonny Brewer’s The Poet of Tolstoy Park. (Not available online.)
“A Literary Party,” Nov. 18, 2004. A profile of the annual Southern Writers Reading literary festival in Fairhope, Ala.
“Mining for Material,” Oct. 21, 2004. A review of Silas House’s The Coal Tattoo.
“Tell Me a Story of Deep Delight,” Sept. 9, 2004. A review of two recent Southern literature anthologies.
“Almond Joy,” May 6, 2004. A review of Steve Almond’s Candyfreak.
“Twilight Years,” Oct. 16, 2003. A review of Frederick Barthelme’s Elroy Nights.
“Going for Baroque,” Oct. 2, 2003. A review of Neal Stephenson’s Quicksilver. (Not available online.)
“Deep in the Woods,” July 31, 2003. A review of Tim Gautreaux’s The Clearing.
“Factory and Field,” June 12, 2003. A profile of author Tom Franklin.
“Wasted Youth,” May 22, 2003. A review of David Amsden’s Important Things That Don't Matter.
“Policy in Pages,” May 15, 2003. A review of four recent foreign-policy books.
“Urban Decay,” April 10, 2003. A review of Don DeLillo’s Cosmopolis.
“Out of Nowhere,” Jan. 16, 2003 (cover story). A profile of author William Gay.
“More than Sex,” Oct. 10, 2002. A profile of author Steve Almond.
The National
"They Need a Hero," Oct. 9, 2009. Two thousand years later, can Germany revive the hero of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest?
“Border Patrol,” Dec. 11, 2008. Why France’s new sovereign wealth fund will hurt, not help, the global recovery.
The New Republic
“War Mart,” April 3, 2006. The Rumsfeld Pentagon wants to make the military more like Wal-Mart. Talk about a bad business plan. (Not available online.)
“Degree Burn,” Jan. 23, 2006. Why the feds need to get tough on fake-degree scams – and the fake accreditors who approve them. (Not available online.)
“Resident Evil,” Dec. 19, 2005. Why America needs more, not less, immigration (unsigned editorial). (Not available online.)
“Tax Evasion,” Nov. 21, 2005. Republicans don’t want to talk about tax reform. Which is why Democrats should (unsigned editorial). (Not available online.)
“Going South,” Nov. 7, 2005. Immigration is no longer just a border-state issue. It’s the future of Southern politics. (Not available online.)
“Building Model,” Oct. 3, 2005. What the rebuilding of New Orleans can learn from the rebuilding of New York City. (Not available online.)
“Wasteland,” Sept. 19, 2005. New Orleans may rebuild, but Plaquemines Parish won't. (Not available online.)
“Plus ca Change,” Sept. 19, 2005. Why the new New Orleans will – and should – look a lot like the old New Orleans. (Not available online.)
“Highway to Hell,” August 22, 2005. How a Virginia law is letting Halliburton expand the state’s I-81 segment – against uniform opposition. (Not available online.)
“Store Lobby,” July 25, 2005. Wal-Mart is no longer just a national chain, it has become a national issue – and it could affect the 2006 elections. (Not available online.)
“Stop Loss,” June 20, 2005. Bill Donaldson’s departure – and his replacement by Rep. Chris Cox – means it’s back to business as usual at the Securities and Exchange Commission. And that’s the problem. (Not available online.)
“War Stories,” May 23, 2005. A report from Berlin on the 60th anniversary of V-E Day. (Not available online.)
“Home Page,” May 2-9, 2005. How the real estate industry is thwarting market innovation. (Not available online.)
“Protection Racket,” April 25, 2005. Bush sells out free trade to the textile industry (unsigned editorial). (Not available online.)
“Remaindered,” April 11, 2005. Why American companies are ditching Brand America – and why that’s a good thing. (Not available online.)
“Morally Bankrupt,” March 7, 2005. Why the Democrats should filibuster the GOP’s bankruptcy bill (unsigned editorial). (Not available online.)
“Empty Trough,” Feb. 21, 2005. Why Bush’s plan to cut agriculture subsidies is a red herring (unsigned editorial). (Not available online.)
“Southern Man,” Jan. 31, 2005). A profile of Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (cover story). (Not available online.)
“Endangered Species,” Dec. 27-Jan. 10, 2004. An essay on the plight of the Southern liberal. (Not available online.)
“Debt Riders,” Nov. 29-Dec. 6, 2004. A discussion of how Democrats can make fiscal responsibility the centerpiece of their agenda (cover story). (Not available online.)
“Tanked,” Sept. 13, 2004. A look at the Cato Institute’s disaffection with Bush. (Not available online.)
“Lobby Hero,” July 19, 2004. Why the corporate tax bill is a lobbyist’s dream (unsigned editorial). (Not available online.)
“’Nuff Said,” June 7, 2004. Why the FBI repeatedly stymies whistleblowers. (Not available online.)
“Bubble Bath,” May 24, 2004. How the Google IPO represents a return of the 1990s stock bubble. (Not available online.)
“Sunday!” April 12, 2004. A personal essay on attending a monster-truck rally. (Not available online.)
“Accounts Due,” March 29, 2004. How the European Union is bungling accounting reform. (Not available online.)
“Unfair,” March 8, 2004. How John Edwards is misleading on trade (unsigned editorial). (Not available online.)
“Memories of Overdevelopment,” Feb. 23, 2004. A critique of the World Trade Center rebuilding process. (Not available online.)
“Missed Target,” Feb. 2, 2004. Why white-collar offshore outsourcing is a good thing for the United States. (Not available online.)
“Alien,” Jan. 26, 2004. Bush’s flawed immigration plan (unsigned editorial). (Not available online.)
“No Respect,” Nov. 3, 2003. A profile of Securities and Exchange Commission Chair William Donaldson. (Not available online.)
“Opt Out,” Sept. 1, 2003. Why Democrats are selling out on stock-option accounting reform. (Not available online.)
“Understudies,” May 26, 2003. How Bush is quietly remaking the lower federal courts. (Not available online.)
The New Republic Online
“Bair Market,” Jan. 7, 2009. The high-ranking government official most likely to attack Obama's economic policies from the left is ... a Republican?
“Keep TARP Alive,” Nov. 20, 2008. How Hank Paulson screwed up TARP—and why Obama needs to save it.
“Pain at the Port,” August 12, 2008. Will higher gas prices bring an end to globalization?
“One-Track Mind,” April 1, 2008. In Bushworld, deregulation is the answer to everything. (Not available online.)
“Bull Market,” June 15, 2007. The new private stock exchange that could revolutionize the U.S. financial system. (Not available online.)
“Money Man,” May 11, 2007. Why Barack Obama is the It Boy for hedge fund and private equity managers. (Not available online.)
“Marketplace of Ideas,” March 16, 2007. How a clique of right-wing academics tried to manipulate academic influence for Hank Greenberg. (Not available online.)
“Middle Man,” Feb. 6, 2007. Why airport security measures are killing American competitiveness. (Not available online.)
“Angela Merkel, Superstar,” Jan. 23, 2007. She may be unpopular at home, but Angela Merkel still wants to change the world. (Not available online.)
“Money Problems,” Jan. 9, 2007. How deficit-hawk Democrats are walking into a Republican trap. (Not available online.)
“Graduation Day,” Jan. 3, 2006. Why the United States Congress should lift the Jackson-Vanik restrictions on Russia. (Not available online.)
“Waxing Nostalgic,” Dec. 12, 2006. What kind of conservative is actor Ben Stein – who also happens to write for the American Spectator? (Not available online.)
“Gaming the System,” Nov. 28, 2006. Should virtual-reality worlds be regulated? And if so, how? (Not available online.)
“The New New York,” Nov. 16, 2006. Why London is gaining on New York’s financial prowess – it’s not just Sarbanes-Oxley. (Not available online.)
“Shutter Bug,” Oct. 31, 2006. The dangers of the growing rage for commercial licensing. (Not available online.)
“Nip/Tuck,” Oct. 17, 2006. The growing campaign to cut back the Sarbanes-Oxley reform law. (Not available online.)
“Bloc Party,” Oct. 3, 2006. How Hugo Chavez is taking advantage of the anti-free trade sentiment to promote his vision of an alternative world economic order. (Not available online.)
“Trading Stories,” Sept. 19, 2006. The free-trade debate has settled into two unappealing options. We need a new approach. (Not available online.)
“The End of Free Trade,” Aug. 22, 2006. How Bush has ushered in an era of protectionism, tensions, and global economic instability. (Not available online.)
“Bad Habit,” Aug. 11, 2006. The hypocrisy of liberal smokers. (Not available online.)
“Double Down,” July 26, 2006. The dysfunctional corporate structure behind the Airbus A380. (Not available online.)
“Business Failure,” July 11, 2006. What Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ record shows about the failure of MBA political leaders. (Not available online.)
“Limited Appeal,” May 1, 2006. Why political consultant Dave “Mudcat” Saunders doesn’t understand the South. (Not available online.)
“Education Gap,” Feb. 10, 2006. Why President Bush’s competitiveness initiative is a good start – but one that ignores the central problems of our work force. (Not available online.)
“Tax Revolt,” Jan. 24, 2006. Why the Austrian chancellor’s EU speculation tax proposal is a bad idea – for economic and political reasons. (Not available online.)
“Image Problem,” Jan. 16, 2005. Why we need new regulations for the nanotechnology industry. (Not available online.)
“Small Minded,” Dec. 30, 2005. Why is Small Business Administration chief Hector Barreto still in office? (Not available online.)
“Ford Focus,” Dec. 16, 2005. How Memphis Democrat Harold Ford, Jr. could win the 2006 Tennessee Senate race. (Not available online.)
“No Fault,” Nov. 29, 2005. Why Le Corbusier isn’t to blame for the riots in France. (Not available online.)
“Tax Returns,” Nov. 9, 2005. How the windfall profits tax on oil companies shows that Democrats are ready to lead. (Not available online.)
“Lessen Plan,” Oct. 27, 2005. How a leaked Wal-Mart memo proves the company still doesn’t understand its critics. (Not available online.)
“Called to Account,” Oct. 14, 2005. Why America faces a looming crisis in the accounting industry. (Not available online.)
“Blind Justice,” Sept. 30, 2005. Frist probably didn’t do anything wrong in selling his HCA stock. But his case proves why Congress needs a better blind trust rule. (Not available online.)
“Shock Value,” Sept. 22, 2005. Two months into his tenure at the SEC, Chris Cox is a surprise to liberals – and a pleasant one. (Not available online.)
“Ground Zero,” Sept. 5, 2005. Gulfport's waterfront looks like it was the site of an atomic blast (with Jason Zengerle). (Not available online.)
“Settle Down,” August 31, 2005. How the KPMG settlement exposes the limits of corporate law enforcement. (Not available online.)
“Step Back,” August 18, 2005. How a new party in Germany is changing the electoral landscape. (Not available online.)
“Driven to Distraction,” August 3, 2005. Why the new federal highway bill will hurt, not help, the economy. (Not available online.)
“Road to Perdition,” July 13, 2005. A new tollroad in Virginia will be Halliburton’s gain and everyone else’s loss. (Not available online.)
“Southern Light,” June 30, 2005. Why historian Shelby Foote mattered. (Not available online.)
“Home Economics,” June 14, 2005. A new report shows that the housing boom is likely to last. And that’s bad news for low-income families. (Not available online.)
“Stone Cold,” May 23, 2005. Why Peter Eisenman’s Berlin Holocaust memorial fails. (Not available online.)
“Foreign Concept,” May 19, 2005. How German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s anti-hedge fund stance will hurt transatlantic economic relations. (Not available online.)
“Trade Wart,” April 29, 2005. The West won't start a trade war over Chinese textiles. But it may do something worse. (Not available online.)
“Pigeonholed,” April 11, 2005. Pritzker Prize winner Thom Mayne has been pigeonholed as an architectural bad boy. But he’s so much more. (Not available online.)
“Mouse Trap,” March 31, 2005. The downfall of Disney's internal consultants contains lessons for other firms. (Not available online.)
“Carved in Stone,” March 14, 2005. Why the preservationists are wrong to defend 2 Columbus Circle. (Not available online.)
“Fear Not,” March 10, 2005. The limits of offshore outsourcing. (Not available online.)
“Prize Fight,” Feb. 16, 2005. The battle between the Pritzker and the Aga Khan awards in architecture. (Not available online.)
“Fire Proof,” Jan. 17, 2005. Why Bush won’t axe SEC Chair Bill Donaldson. (Not available online.)
“Yes Man,” Jan. 13, 2005. Pundits underestimate Robert Zoellick’s political allegiances. (Not available online.)
“Teaching Values,” Dec. 1, 2004. Why Bush needs to coordinate exchange-rate policy with Europe and Asia. (Not available online.)
“Separation Anxiety,” Nov. 9, 2004. Why there needs to be further reform of the accounting industry. (Not available online.)
“Forward Strategy,” Nov. 2, 2004. How the Republicans are preparing to contest the election. (Not available online.)
“Trade Barrier,” Oct. 18, 2004. How the corporate tax bill didn’t resolve the trade dispute it was intended to address. (Not available online.)
“Shading Business,” Oct. 12, 2004. How Bush is being dishonest on small businesses and employment. (Not available online.)
“Survey Says,” Oct. 4, 2004. How business-school rankings are increasingly meaningless. (Not available online.)
“Nanosecond,” Sept. 20, 2004. How the nanotech stock bubble burst before it began. (Not available online.)
“Soft Power,” Sept. 1, 2004. How Laura Bush’s convention speech succeeded. (Not available online.)
“Business Weak,” Aug. 16, 2004. How the Chamber of Commerce sold out small business. (Not available online.)
“Off Sure,” Aug. 2, 2004. Why offshore outsourcing doesn’t work in Germany. (Not available online.)
“Unite and Conquer,” July 28, 2004. Barack Obama’s keynote speech echoed Bush’s 2000 convention speech. (Not available online.)
“Board Games,” July 12, 2004. There’s nothing to fear in the shareholder revolution. (Not available online.)
“Gas Mask,” June 21, 2004. How refineries contributed to the spike in gas prices. (Not available online.)
“Unreformed,” June 7, 2004. How business journalists got duped on corporate reform. (Not available online.)
“National Champions,” May 24, 2004. The folly of Europe’s national champion policies. (Not available online.)
“Unreserved,” May 20, 2004. Why Bush is right not to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (Not available online.)
“War Path,” May 12, 2004. An appreciation of the writer Patrick Leigh Fermor, author of A Time of Gifts. (Not available online.)
“Patently Problematic,” May 10, 2004. How business-method patents could hurt the economy. (Not available online.)
“Unset in Stone,” May 5, 2004. A criticism of Washington’s new World War II memorial. (Not available online.)
“Other Means,” May 5, 2004. What’s right – and wrong – about Democratic opposition to judicial nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (Not available online.)
“Management Degrees,” April 26, 2004. How U.S. business trumps Europe on ethics. (Not available online.)
“Technical Knockout,” April 8, 2004. How the high-tech industry’s lobbying skills evolved. (Not available online.)
“Split Decision,” March 30, 3004. How Europe’s antitrust policies fail. (Not available online.)
“Reality Bites,” March 23, 2004. Why Zaha Hadid did not deserve the Pritzker Prize. (Not available online.)
“Trade Off,” March 15, 2004. A criticism of the pro-insider-trading movement emanating from the University of Chicago. (Not available online.)
“Stewart Little,” March 8, 2004. Why Martha Stewart’s trial doesn’t matter outside the courtroom. (Not available online.)
“Mickey Grouse,” March 3, 2004. How the politics of the Disney revolt mirror the Dean campaign. (Not available online.)
“Escape Hatch,” Feb. 21, 2004. Why Orrin Hatch is right on the Judicial Committee memo scandal. (Not available online.)
“Do the Right Thing,” Feb. 9, 2004. John Kerry, Clark Clifford, and the BCCI scandal. (Not available online.)
“Cowboy Justice,” Jan. 29, 2004. What Parmalat shows about European business ethics. (Not available online.)
“Blank Expression,” Jan. 11, 2004. A criticism of the Ground Zero memorial design. (Not available online.)
“Speech Impediment,” Dec. 15, 2003. Why Howard Dean’s supporters agree with his turn to the right on foreign policy. (Not available online.)
“Roll Reversal,” Oct. 14, 2003. Why is Bush resisting efforts to open Holocaust-era insurance rolls? (Not available online.)
“Office Politics,” Sept. 9, 2003. How a software programmer became an offshore outsourcing martyr. (Not available online.)
“Half-Court Press,” Aug. 11, 2003. Why the Democrats were wrong to filibuster Bill Pryor. (Not available online.)“Patently Absurd,” July 1, 2003. What’s wrong with business-method patents. (Not available online.)
“Artful Dodge,” June 10, 2003. A profile of National Endowment for the Arts Chair Dana Gioia. (Not available online.)
“Uniformly Bad,” April 16, 2003. The chances for a humanitarian crisis in Iraq. (Not available online.)
“Air Offensive,” March 31, 2003. How Al Jazeera outclassed the Bush administration. (Not available online.)
“Architectural Nightmare,” Feb. 24, 2003. Why the New York Times editorial board contravened its architecture critic on the World Trade Center competition. (Not available online.)
The New York Daily News
“From Martin Luther King to Barack Obama and Beyond,” Jan. 20, 2009. How Obama can pick up King’s mantle.
The New York Observer
"Vexed Village," July 8, 2009. A review of Michael Sorkin's Twenty Minutes in Manhattan.
“It Doesn’t Take a Weatherman …” April 1, 2009. A review of Mark Rudd’s Underground: My Life with the SDS and the Weathermen.
“Rebellious Brit Architects Pushed Modernity to the Limit,” Nov. 2, 2005. A review of Simon Sadler’s Archigram: Architecture without Architecture.
“More Literary Spelunking in Gotham’s Vast Underworld,” Dec. 27, 2004. A review of Julia Solis’ New York Underground.
“Mass Transit or Glamour Trip? Airports Tell Convoluted Tale,” Nov. 1, 2004. A review of Alistair Gordon’s Naked Airport.
“Global Ambition, Local Flavor: Hallmarks of the New Modernism,” Oct. 4, 2004. A review of Phaidon’s Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture.
“As Muschamp Goes, Angry Adversaries Ready for Revenge,” June 28, 2004. A profile of New York Times architecture critic Herbert Muschamp.
“New Home for Jazz Promises Perfection,” Jan. 5, 2004. A preview of Rafael Vinoly’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. (Not available online.)
“Memorial Eight Embody Dogma after Maya Lin,” Dec. 1, 2003. How Maya Lin’s legacy stymied the Ground Zero memorial designs.
“Can Crisis Save Lincoln Center from Disaster?,” Oct. 27, 2003. An overview of Lincoln Center’s renovation plans.
“United Nations Secretariat Crumbles as Federal Fix-Up Funds Go Missing,” Sept. 22, 2003. Why the UN is unable to begin its renovation and expansion plan. (Not available online.)
“Still Delirious: Has Rem Koolhaas Abandoned City?,” Sept. 8, 2003. A profile of Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.
The New York Times
“H (As in Humming) Street,” Dec. 15, 2007. Over the last few years, H Street, also known as the Atlas District, has seen a marked revival.
“An Adriatic Stretch Is Awaiting Its Riviera Moment,” July 21, 2007. A travel piece on the Montenegrin Riviera.
“Inwood: Where Rents Are Low, Rooms Large and the Music Is Free and Frequent,” April 13, 2003. A profile of Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood.
The New York Times Sunday Book Review
“‘Sixteen Acres’: Rebuilding Ground Zero,” Jan. 30, 2005. A review of Philip Nobel’s Sixteen Acres: Architecture and the Outrageous Struggle for the Future of Ground Zero.
The New York Times Magazine
"The Cul-de-Sac Ban," "Printable Batteries," "Lithium in Drinking Water," Dec. 13, 2009. Articles for the Ninth Annual Year in Ideas issue.
“Mini-Cattle,” “Smart Grids,” “Rights for Nature,” Dec. 14, 2008. Articles for the Eighth Annual Year in Ideas issue.
“Bags: Paper or Plastic,” Cool Alleys,” “Organic Ready-to-Wear,” How Green Is My Building?” and “Heavier Loads,” April 20, 2008. Articles for the 2008 Green issue.
“Quitting is Good for You,” Wireless Electricity,” “The Postnuptial Agreement,” “Digital Search Parties,” Dec. 9, 2007. Articles for the Seventh Annual Year in Ideas issue.
“Cohabitation Is Bad for Womens Health,” “Energy-Harvesting Floors,” “The Lady MacBeth Effect,” “The Myth of ‘the Southern Strategy,’” “Psychological Neoteny,” “Taxing Virtual Economies,” Dec. 10, 2006. Articles for the Sixth Annual Year in Ideas issue.
“Branding Nations,” “Collapsing the Distribution Window,” “Medical Maggots,” The Suburban Loft,” “Taxonomy Auctions,” Dec. 11, 2005. Articles for the Fifth Annual Year in Ideas issue.
Newsweek.com
"Ahoy, Germany!" Sept. 25, 2009. A group of libertarian youths are calling themselves pirates and besieging German politics.
The Oxford American
“One Part Genius,” Number 62 (Fall 2008). How George Washington Cable, who once was as famous as Mark Twain, faded from the canon. (Not available online.)
Portfolio.com
“The New Money Man,” Dec. 14, 2007. Smoke-filled rooms are now high-tech political operations. Meet a software creator who is helping to revolutionize campaigning.
Preservation
“Saarinen's Bell Labs Building Saved,” Jan./Feb., 2007. The story behind why a developer decided to preserve Eero Saarinen’s Bell Labs. (Not available online.)
Slate
“Deutschland’s Iron Lady,” July 5, 2005. Will Germany’s Angela Merkel be Europe’s next Margaret Thatcher?
“McMansion Meets SoHo,” Feb. 16, 2005. How the “urban loft look” became a part of the suburban landscape.
Smithsonian
“The Unmaking of the President,” April, 2008. How the riots after King’s assassination ruined Johnson’s last chance at glory.
“By Design,” November, 2005. A profile of Columbus, Indiana, modern architecture mecca of the Midwest.
“Foundation Father,” October, 2004. A profile of an archaeological dig for a destroyed courthouse designed by Thomas Jefferson.
Der Tagesspiegel
"Deutschlands most American Partei," Sept. 21, 2009. The German Pirate Party is the only one that understands Internet politics.
"Die Koennen es auch" ("They Can Do It Too"), Sept. 8, 2009. The disadvantages to American Internet politics are apparent this summer in the anti-health care and energy reform town halls.
"Kultgebraeu aus dem 'Terroir'" ("Craft Beer from the 'Terroir,'"), August 24, 2009. Why Germans should give American beer a second chance.
"Americas Kampf um die Gesundheit" ("America's Health Care Battle"), August 11, 2009. Why Obama is having a tough time selling reform.
"Unterwegs als Geheimwaffe"
("Underway as a Secret Weapon"), August 5, 2009
(co-byline). What Clinton's trip to North Korea means for the world.
Tokion
“The Fixer,” September, 2004. A profile of political consultant and John Kerry speechwriter Bob Shrum. (Not available online.)
UCLA Journal of International and Foreign Affairs
“Retroactive Application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Landgraf Analysis and the Political Question Doctrine” (with Yonotan Lupu). 2004, vol. 8. A discussion of how courts should treat attempts to retroactively litigate against foreign entities in U.S. courts. (Not available online.)
Washingtonpost.com
“Legacies of the Riot,” April 4, 2008. The riots produced twin legacies that still shape Washington's social and political dynamics today.
The Washington Monthly
“House Proud,” July/August, 2005. A review of Jeffrey Hornstein’s A Nation of Realtors.
The Washington Post
"East Meets West," Oct. 31, 2009. Germany 20 years after the Wall fell, as seen from a unique pension in Brandenburg.
"A Recovering Eastern Germany, from a Canal's-Eye View," Oct. 18, 2009. A report on canoeing the canals of eastern Germany.
"Puttering along the Digital Autobahn," Sept. 20, 2009. European politicians don't understand the Internet -- at their own risk.
“Let Us Now Praise the Back Roads of Alabama,” Jan. 25, 2009. Vast pockets of the state have managed to hold onto their roots, and even develop new ones.
The Washington Post Book World
“A Dream Obscured,” Feb. 15, 2009. Understanding Martin Luther King Jr. and his most famous speech through two new books.
Welt am Sonntag
“Bush kommt mit Diplomatie im Gepäck” (“Bush Comes with Diplomatic Baggage”), Feb. 21, 2005. A preview of Bush’s trip to Europe.
Bush ist angezählt, nicht besiegt” (“Bush Is Down, but not Out”), Oct. 17, 2004. A post-debate campaign analysis.
World Trade
“How Long-Haul Trucking Drove America’s Neo-Liberal Market Revolution,” March, 2009. A review of Shane Hamilton’s Trucking Country.
“Managing Supply Chain Risk by Monitoring Chinese Sourcing Capacity,” Feb., 2009. A profile of Panjiva, a company that monitors textile-industry risk.
“Failed Promise: Mexico and NAFTA, 15 Years Later,” Nov., 2008. Is The resurgence of our next-door neighbor in the U.S. supply chain slowing down?
“Latin America's Free Trade Market Struggles,” June, 2008. The grand ambitions behind Mercosur are at risk as politics intervene.
“Exporting to the Americas: Brazil is a Bright Spot for U.S. Exports,” Jan., 2008. Why U.S. exports to Brazil are high—and which sectors have the most promise.
“The Conspiratorial Urban Legend of the Evil NAFTA Superhighway,” Nov., 2007. This horror fantasy of the anti-trade wing may become the sleeper issue of 2008.
“Putin’s Russia Puts Out Mixed Signals,” Oct., 2006. An overview of the politics of the Russian economy.
“Dell Takes on India,” Sept., 2006. Is India poised to become the next manufacturing superpower?
“What High Energy Prices Mean for Supply Chain Transportation,” April, 2006. How continued high gas costs will change the industry.
“We Are Squandering Our Competitive Advantage by not Focusing on Highways,” Sept., 2005 (cover story). How the highway system’s shortcomings threaten the U.S. economy.
“Struggling to Keep Up with America's New Taste for Mangos,” May, 2005. How the rise in perishable food imports is changing the shipping industry.
“Things America Makes Best,” February, 2005. America’s continuing manufacturing advantages.
“Elimination of Global Textile Quotas Will Accelerate Retail Shake Out,” January, 2005. What will happen to U.S. industry after the expiration of the Multifiber Agreement.
“Germany Remains a Strong Prospect for U.S. Investment,” December, 2004. An overview of the German economy.
“The ‘Other’ Europe,” September, 2004. An overview of the Central European economy.
“Brazil's Recovery Gains Steam as Politics Gives Way to Economic Development,” August, 2004. An overview of the Brazilian economy.