November 20, 1995

This November 1995 issue of The Weekly Standard focused on Israel in the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by right-wing extremist Yigal Amir, with coverage from Ruth R. Wisse, David Brooks, and Yoram Hazony. The issue also featured William Kristol on Colin Powell's decision not to run for president, David Grann on eliminating congressional ethics committees, and Fred Barnes on the Republican Florida straw poll. Notable pieces included essays by Joseph Epstein on Chicago, John Podhoretz on Woody Allen at 60, and coverage of cultural and political issues ranging from political correctness in the Navy to welfare reform debates within the Clinton administration.