Vol. 1, No. 27
March 25, 1996
Cover Story
Running Down Reagan's Navy
By Mark Helprin
Also in This Issue
- Two White Houses—Bush's and Clinton's — Fred Barnes
- T.S. Eliot and Princess Di's Lawyer — Frederic Raphael
- What I Learned By Running for President — Lamar Alexander
This issue of The Weekly Standard featured Mark Helprin's critique of a new book misunderstanding the American Navy, alongside Fred Barnes's examination of parallels between the Bush and Clinton administrations. The cover also highlighted pieces on T.S. Eliot and the Jews by Frederic Raphael, Lamar Alexander's reflections on his presidential campaign, and Harvey Mansfield's commentary on Harvard's approach to diversity. Robert Kagan contributed a piece remembering Nicaragua, while the magazine's regular sections covered films, music, and editorial concerns including euthanasia policy and education reform.