Cultural and Political Writer

John Miller

2 articles 2000–2008

John Miller contributed to The Weekly Standard between 2000 and 2008, writing on cultural and political topics. His pieces for the magazine ranged from profiles of reformers to explorations of classic horror cinema.

Noble Reformer

December 22, 2008 · Magazine, Books and Arts

William Wilberforce

Reviving The Exorcist

September 25, 2000 · Magazine, Books and Arts

There's a scene in The Exorcist -- the book, not the movie -- in which a motion-picture director shares a trade secret: "Darling, all you really need is a brilliant cutter." Many readers of William Peter Blatty's novel believe The Exorcist -- the movie, not the book -- suffered from too much…