* National Book Critics Circle Award (Criticism):
- In 1999 for Save the Word: Why Words Still Matter
* Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (Current Interest):
- In 1995 for There's No Such Thing as Free Speech - and It's a Good Thing, Too
* The American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award:
- In 1995 for There's No Such Thing as Free Speech - and It's a Good Thing, Too
* Ralph M. Sargent First Amendment Award from Boston Bar Association:
- In 1995 for There's No Such Thing as Free Speech - and It's a Good Thing, Too