Vol. 1, No. 40

June 24, 1996

Cover Story
Sins of Emission: Why Europe Has Lost Its Cachet
By David Brooks
Also in This Issue
  • Dick Morris and the Feminists — Noemie Emery
  • Bruce Babbitt, Neo-Puritan — Robert H. Nelson

This issue of The Weekly Standard explored European decline, political scandals, and cultural shifts in mid-1990s America. David Brooks examined why Europe had lost its cultural prestige, while Noemie Emery analyzed Dick Morris's complicated relationship with feminists. The magazine also featured Robert H. Nelson's critique of Bruce Babbitt as a neo-Puritan, alongside regular columns on topics ranging from affirmative action policy to controversies at Yale over Western civilization curricula.