I.  Publications

 Books:

The Character of the Presidency: Ambition, Expectation and Opportunity. (in preparation)  Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, forthcoming.

The Character of the Presidency: Readings and Cases. (with Patrick F. Campbell - in preparation) Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, forthcoming.

Law Enforcement Planning: The Limits of an Economic Analysis.  Westport:  Greenwood Press, 1984.

Monographs:

The Legal Parameters of Term Limitations for United States Congressmen and Senators.  Washington, DC: National Legal Center for the Public Interest, 1993.  (Vol. 5, No. 3 in NCLPI White Paper Series, April 1993).  23 pp.

Deterring Criminals: Policymaking and the American Political Tradition.  Washington, D.C.: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1980.

Book Chapters:

“Abraham Lincoln and the Character of Liberal Statesmanship,” in Legacy of Disunion: The Enduring Significance of the American Civil War.  Ed. Susan-Mary Grant and Peter J. Parrish.  Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, May 2003.  (Pp. 100-115)

“Jeffersonianism in the Progressive Era,” in Reason and Republicanism: Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy of Liberty.  Ed. Gary L. McDowell and Sharon L. Noble.  Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield publishers, Inc., 1997.  (Pp. 189-204)

“Tenure in Office and the President's Role as Chief Executive," in Restoring the Presidency: Reconsidering the Twenty-Second Amendment.  Washington, DC: National Legal Center for the Public Interest, 1990.  (Pp. 77-89)

"Reason, Anger and Retribution," in Crime and Punishment: Issues in Criminal Justice.  Ed. Fred Baumann.  Charlottesville:  University of Virginia Press, 1989.  (Pp. 41-61)

"Bureaucracy and Human Nature: The American Response," (with George T. Sulzner) in Politics and Human Nature.  Ed. Ian Forbes and Steven Smith.  London:  Francis Pinter, 1983.  (Pp. 145-164)

"Fiscal Policy in Massachusetts under Proposition 2½," (with Jerome M. Mileur), in The Publius Annual Review of American Federalism: 1981.  Ed. Stephen Schecter.  Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1983.  (Pp. 93-103)

"Deterrence Versus Retribution: A Debate on the Meaning of Punishment,” in Policy Implementation: Penalties or Incentives?  Ed. John Brigham and Don W. Brown, Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1980.  (Pp. 89-102)

Articles:

"Martin Diamond's Interpretation of Federalist 10: A Response to Alan Gibson," POLITY, XXV (1993), 529-536.

"James Madison and the Problem of Executive Energy," POLITY, XXI (1988), 3-24.

"Evaluating Reagonomics: A Reply to Michael Comiskey," POLITY, XX (1987), 332-337.

"Of Centennials and Bicentennials: Reflections on the Foundations of American Public Administration,” Administration & Society, XIX (1987), 285-308.

"Checks and Balances Encourage Responsibility," POLITY, XIX (1987), 667-672.

"Executive Leadership and Administration: Founding versus Progressive Views," Administration & Society, XVII (1986), 411-432.

"The Prospects of 'Restoring the Federal Balance'," POLITY, XVII (1984), 66-87.

Opinion/Editorial Essays:

"Rule by Referendum Weakens Political Parties" (with Jerome M. Mileur), Boston Globe, CCLIX (January 13, 2001), A15.

"Commerce and the Constitution," released for syndicated publication November 1986 by Public Research, Syndicated of Montclair, California.  Reprinted in The New Federalist Papers, ed. J. Jackson Barlow, Dennis J. Mahoney and John G. West, Jr.  Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1988.  (Pp. 381-384)

"Can Demography Explain Falling Crime?" (with Steven R. Schlesinger), Wall Street Journal, CCIII (June 14, 1984), 30.

"Punishment to Fit," Hartford Courant, CXLIV (February 26, 1981), A-19.

 II.  Participation in Professional Association Meetings

Chaired the panel, "Rethinking Presidential Power," at the 2002 Conference of the Southern Political Science Association.  Savannah, Georgia - November 6-9, 2002.

Discussant on the panel, "The Fragility of Democracy," at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the New England Political Science Association.  Portland, Maine – May 3 - 4, 2002.

Discussant on the panel, "Author Meets Critics Roundtable: Jean Yarbrough’s American Virtues: Thomas Jefferson on the Character of a Free People," at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the New England Political Science Association.  Providence, Rhode Island - April 30 - May 1, 1999.

Program Chairman for the 1996 Annual Meeting of the New England Political Science Association.  Springfield, Massachusetts - May 3-4, 1996.

Discussant on panel, "Progressivism: Redesigning the American Polity," sponsored by POLITY, the journal of the Northeast Political Science Association, at the 1993 annual meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association.  Newark, New Jersey - November 12, 1993.

Organizer of panels sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Constitution at the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990 annual meetings of the American Political Science Association.

Chaired the panel, "Spiritedness and the Constitution," sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Constitution at the American Political Science Association annual meeting.  San Francisco, California - August 31, 1990.

Participant in the POLITY Forum panel discussion, "Evaluating the Reagan

Presidency" sponsored by POLITY, the journal of the Northeast Political Science Association, at the 1989 annual meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - November 10, 1989.

Presented paper, "Nature, Convention and Deliberation," cosponsored by The Center for the Study of the Constitution and the Conference Group on Law and Jurisprudence at the Ameri­can Political Science Association annual meeting.  Washington, DC - September 4, 1988

Presented paper, "Abraham Lincoln and the Character of Liberal Statesmanship," Southwest Social Science Association annual meeting.  Houston, Texas - March 24, 1988.

Presented paper, "Commerce and the Constitution: Founding Versus Progressive Views," sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Constitution at the Ameri­can Political Science Association annual meeting.  Chicago, Illinois - September 6, 1987.

Chaired the panel, "Religion and the Constitution," sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Constitution at the American Political Science Association annual meeting.  Chicago, Illinois - September 4, 1987.

Discussant on panel, "Innovation and Social Welfare Policy," American Political Science Association annual meeting.  Chicago, Illinois - September 4, 1987.

Participant in the POLITY Forum panel discussion, "Should the Separation of Powers be Altered?" sponsored by POLITY, the journal of the Northeast Political Science Association, at the 1986 annual meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association.  Boston, Massachusetts - November 14, 1986.

Chaired the panel, "Article V: Amending the Constitution," sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Constitution at the American Political Science Association annual meeting.  Washington, D.C. - August 30, 1986.

Presented paper, "James Madison and the Problem of Executive Energy," Southwestern Political Science Association annual meeting.  San Antonio, Texas - March 2l, 1986.

Presented paper, "Of Centennials and Bicentennials: Reflections on the Foundations of American Public Administration," American Political Science Association annual meeting.  New Orleans, Louisiana - September 1, 1985.

Chaired the panel, "The Constitutional Understandings of Hamilton and Jefferson," sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Constitution at the American Political Science Association annual meeting.  New Orleans, Louisiana - August 31, 1985.

Discussant on the panel, "The Constitution, the Common Good and Public Policy," sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Constitution at the American Political Science Association annual meeting.  Washington, D.C. - August 30, 1984.

Presented paper, "Human Nature and Bureaucracy: Founding Versus Progressive Views," sponsored by The Center for the Study of the Constitution at the American Political Science Association annual meeting.  Chicago, Illinois - September 2, 1983.

Presented paper, "The Prospects for 'Restoring the Federal Balance,'" American Political Science Association annual meeting.  Denver, Colorado - September 3, 1982.

Presented paper, "Lobbying for the States: Public Sector Politics and the New Federalism," Western Social Science Association annual meeting.  Denver, Colorado - April 22, 1982.

Discussant on the panel, "Normative Theory and Bureaucracy," Southern Political Science Association annual meeting.  Memphis, Tennessee - November 5, 1981.

III.  Conferences and Speeches

Invited speaker on the topic, "Industrial Development, Immigration and Westward Expansion: Before and After Independence," at the Conference on the Teaching of American History sponsored by: The Ministry of Education of Trinidad and Tobago; The History Teachers Association of Trinidad and Tobago, The History Department of the University of the West Indies and with support from the Public Affairs Section, United States Embassy - Port of Spain.  St. Agustine, Trinidad and Tobago - April 21 - 22, 2005.

Invited speaker on the topic, "Teaching American History Through Novels," at the United States Information Resource Center, United States Embassy - Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - April 20, 2005.

Invited speaker on the topics, "U.S. Government: Overview," "Thomas Jefferson and His Philosophy," "The U.S. Economy: Overview," "Abraham Lincoln and the Time of the Civil War," and "America as a Multicultural Society" at the conference, Continuity and Change in American Studies: 5th Annual American Studies Summer School sponsored by: Public Affairs Section, United States Embassy - Kiev and The Ukrainian Catholic University.  Lviv, Ukraine - May 29 - June 5, 2004.

Invited speaker on the topics, “Perceptions of the U.S. in the 21st Century – Redefining the U.S. after September 11, 2001” and “The Relationship between the U.S. and the E.U.” at the conference, Redefining the United States in the 21st Century sponsored by: Public Affairs Section, United States Embassy – Belgium; the Katholieke Hogeschool Mechelen – campus Coloma; and the Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States, Belgium and Luxembourg.  Mechelen, Belgium – May 8, 2002.

Invited speaker (with Lesya Andriivna Loyko) on the topic, “Public Administration Reform and the Rule of Law: The Dilemma of Democratization” at the conference, Political Reform in Ukraine.  Kiev, Ukraine – November 25, 2001.

Invited speaker on the topic, “The Problems of Development and Management of Integration Processes on the International Market of Higher Education and Science: Some Preliminary Thoughts” at the conference, The Problems of Development and Management of Integration Processes on the International Market of Higher Education and Science, sponsored by the Uzhgorod State Institute of Information Sciences, Economics and Law.  Snina, Slovakia – October 27, 2001.

Invited speaker on the topic, "Ethics and Local Government: Inside Views from Russia (Tver) and Ukraine (Uzhgorod)," Five College Slavic Seminar.  Northampton, MA - April 26, 2001.

Invited conference participant and chair of the panel, "The Rise of the Imperial Presidency" at the conference, The Great Society: Then and Now, sponsored by The Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia.  Charlottesville, VA - November 17-18, 2000.

Invited speaker on the topic, “Values, Democracy and Presidential Elections in the U.S.A.,” sponsored by: Public Affairs Section, United States Embassy – Berlin; PLIB Struveshof/Außenstelle Prenzlau; and Langenscheidt/Longman Publishing House.  Oranienburg, Germany – November 10, 2000.

Invited speaker on the topic, "Capital Punishment: An Overview," at The Law Librarians of New England Fall Conference, The Death Penalty Debate.  West Springfield, MA - October 20, 2000.

Invited conference participant and chair of the panel, “The New Deal and the Economy” at the conference, The New Deal - Then and Now, sponsored by Brandeis University.  Waltham, MA - June 5-6, 1998.

Invited participant in the colloquium, Language, Law and Liberty: The Marshall Court and Constitutional Interpretation, sponsored by the Liberty Fund.  Memphis, TN – April 23-26, 1998

Invited speaker on the topic, “Abraham Lincoln and the Character of Liberal Statesmanship,” at the Institute of United States Studies’ Conference, The Enduring Significance of the Civil War.  University of London, July 13-14, 1997.

Invited participant in the colloquium, The Common Law Roots of American Constitutionalism, sponsored by the Liberty Fund.  London, England - November 9-12, 1995.

Invited speaker on the topic, "Thomas Jefferson's Legacy to the Progressive Era," at the Institute of United States Studies' Conference, Thomas Jefferson's Legacy of Liberty. University of London, November 22-23, 1993.

Invited participant in the colloquium, Freedom of Choice in Education, sponsored by The Liberty Fund.  New Paltz, NY - May 9-12, 1991.

Invited participant in the colloquium, Liberty and the Legal Thought of Joseph Story, sponsored by The Liberty Fund.  Boston, MA - March 14-17, 1991.

Invited speaker on the topic, "Independent Regulatory Commissions and the Separation of Powers," at the American Bar Association's Constitutional Institute for Teachers.  Washington, DC - June 21, 1989.

Invited participant, United States Office of Personnel Management, Curriculum Conference on Constitutional Literacy.  Washington, DC - January 13, 1989.

Invited speaker on the topic, "Abraham Lincoln and the Character of the American Presidency," at the summer seminar, Citizenship, The Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, sponsored by St. Joseph's University and the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.  Valley Forge, Pennsylvania - August 9, 1988.

Invited speaker on the topic, "The American Presidency from Lincoln to Wilson," at the summer seminar, The American Presidency, sponsored by Pennsylvania State University and the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.  Valley Forge, Pennsylvania - July 18, 1988.

Moderator of the panel, "The Economic Order as a Constitutional Vision," sponsored by the Institute for American Values.  Dudley, Massachusetts - October 9, 1987.

Invited speaker on the topic, "Abraham Lincoln's Constitutional Critique of Abolitionism," at the bicentennial conference, Free Soil and the Constitution, sponsored by Ripon College and the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Ripon, Wisconsin - September 18-19, 1987.

Invited participant in a debate on the Death Penalty, sponsored by the Northampton chapter of Amnesty International.  Northampton, Massachusetts - December 6, 1986.

Invited participant in the Institute for American Values' symposium, Capital Punishment Resurgent: Whose Moral Values Should Inform Democratic Judgment?  Dudley, Massachusetts - February 20, 1986.

Invited participant in a debate on the Death Penalty, sponsored by the Williams College student chapter of Amnesty International.  Williamstown, Massachusetts - September 30, 1985.

Invited participant in the Public Affairs Conference Center symposium, Crime and Punishment: Issues in Criminal Justice.  Gambier, Ohio - April 7-10, 1983.

Invited speaker on the topic "Commerce and the Federalist" in the Institute for American Values' symposium, The American Founding: Federalist, Anti-Federalist and Revisionist Perspectives.  Dudley, Massachusetts - February 11-12, 1982.

IV. Reviews

Chair, United States Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Cooperative Civic Education and Economic Education Exchange Program Peer Review Panel.  Washington, D.C. – August 23, 2002.

Member, United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, New Independent States Colleges and Universities Partnership Program (NISCUPP) Peer Review Panel.  Washington, DC – April 4, 2002.

Member, United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, New Independent States Colleges and Universities Partnership Program (NISCUPP) Peer Review Panel.  Washington, DC – March 27, 2001.

Book manuscript reviews for Houghton- Mifflin, University of Massachusetts Press, Oxford University Press, Prentice-Hall, W. W. Norton, St. Martins, Westview Press, State University Press of New York, Baylor University Press and the University of Pennsylvania Press.