Books by James Q. Wilson and Complete Book Reviews

THE MARRIAGE PROBLEM: How Our Culture Has Weakened Families
THE MARRIAGE PROBLEM: How Our Culture Has Weakened Families
James Q. Wilson, Author . HarperCollins $25.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-620983-8
In this study of the implications of broken marriages, conservative social scientist Wilson (The Moral Sense) posits that there is a direct connection between Americans' tolerance for no-fault divorce and unmarried cohabitation, and the country&#
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American Politics
American Politics, Then & Now—And Other Essays
James Q. Wilson, Author . American Enterprise Institute $29.95 (213p) ISBN 978-0-8447-4319-6
The controversial neoconservative political scientist holds forth on social science and public policy in this scattershot collection of essays culled from three decades’ worth of his writings in Commentary , the Public Interest , and other...
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The Moral Sense
The Moral Sense
James Q. Wilson, Author Free Press $22.95 (313p) ISBN 978-0-02-935405-6
In this age of self-gratification and widespread lawlessness, Wilson ( Thinking About Crime ) takes the unfashionable view that a moral sense is part of our basic nature, albeit one that competes with our narrowly defined self-interest. In this...
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