Vol. 1, No. 35
May 20, 1996
Cover Story
Extremely Deep Thinkers
or, The Loneliness of the Long-Suffering Senator
Also in This Issue
- A Conservative Museum — David Gelernter
- Race-Based Classical Music — Jay Nordlinger
- George Wallace's Tribe — David Frum
This issue of The Weekly Standard examined conservative intellectual life and cultural criticism. David Gelernter proposed a new conservative museum concept in "The RadWare," while Jay Nordlinger explored racial themes in classical music. The magazine also featured commentary on the 1996 campaign, including Danielle Crittenden's analysis of Bob Dole's problematic courtship of female voters and David Frum's piece on the revival of states' rights rhetoric among contemporary politicians.