Contents
Introduction: On Virtues, Past and Present
By Jonathan V. Last
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
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