Vol. 1, No. 42
July 8, 1996
Cover Story
The Phony War on Schoolgirls: A Myth Exposed
They want us to believe that girls are discriminated against at school. They're not.
By Peter Schmidt
Also in This Issue
- Act-up vs. PETA: Clash of the Titans — Matt Labash
- Michael Lind, Intellectual Autist — David Brooks
- Pleasure Dome — Henry Hope Reed
This Clinton-bashing issue of The Weekly Standard led with Peter Schmidt's cover story debunking what he called the myth of gender discrimination against schoolgirls in American education. The issue featured contributions from the magazine's stable of conservative writers including A.J. Bacevich, Fred Barnes, David Brooks, and John Podhoretz, alongside pieces on the unlikely clash between gay activists and animal-rights groups, critical reviews of recent books and architecture, and the editorial board's defense of hardball political campaigning.