Vol. 1, No. 41
July 1, 1996
Cover Story
Leader of the Deepak: The Strange Career of a Multimedia Guru
By Matt Labash
Also in This Issue
- Disney's Mickey-Mouse Religion — James Bowman
- New York, Time and Again — David Gelernter
- Eschatology on Ice — Neal B. Freeman
This issue of The Weekly Standard featured Matt Labash's cover story on Deepak Chopra, examining the rise of the multimedia guru, while James Bowman critiqued Disney's turn toward political correctness in its films. The magazine also covered cultural and political topics including the 1996 Republican Party platform, the FBI's role in the Clinton administration's Filegate scandal, and Bob Dole's struggles with smoking as a campaign issue.