Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: On Virtues, Past and Present

By Jonathan V. Last

PART I: THE CARDINAL VIRTUES

Chapter 1: The Seven Deadly Virtues
And the New York Times

By P. J. O’Rourke

Chapter 2: Prudence
Long Live the Queen

By Andrew Ferguson

Chapter 3: Justice
The One Virtue Nobody Really Wants

By Rob Long

Chapter 4: Courage
The Rise of “Shelter in Place” America

By Michael Graham

Chapter 5: Temperance
The Deadliest Virtue

By Andrew Stiles

Chapter 6: Hope
Chicago Is a Place Called Hope

By David Burge (aka Iowahawk)

Chapter 7: Charity
You Can’t Give This Stuff Away

By Mollie Hemingway

Chapter 8: Faith
The Eleventh Commandment

By Larry Miller

PART II: THE EVERYDAY VIRTUES

Chapter 9: Chastity
The Final Taboo

By Matt Labash

Chapter 10: Simplicity
Or, the Many-Splendored Virtues of Hoarding

By James Lileks

Chapter 11: Thrift
The Un-American Virtue

By Joe Queenan

Chapter 12: Honesty
It’s Absolutely the Best Policy (Sometimes)

By Rita Koganzon

Chapter 13: Fellowship
Reach Out and Touch Someone

By Christine Rosen

Chapter 14: Forbearance
Opting Out of the Politicized Life

By Sonny Bunch

Chapter 15: Integrity
Living by the Code of the Superman

By Jonah Goldberg

Chapter 16: Curiosity
Maybe the Cat Got What It Had Coming

By Christopher Caldwell

Chapter 17: Perseverance
All the Way to the End

By Christopher Buckley

Author Bios