Vol. 1, No. 49
September 2, 1996
Cover Story
Dole sets a tax-cut trap
The GOP hopes Clinton will take the bait.
By Fred Barnes
Also in This Issue
- A Great Speech and its critics — Norman Podhoretz
- Ed Rollins and honor — Robert W. Merry
- Kronos Disease — Jay Nordlinger
The Weekly Standard's special Chicago Convention issue covered the 1996 Republican National Convention and its aftermath. Fred Barnes analyzed Dole's tax-cut strategy as a potential trap for Clinton, while Norman Podhoretz praised Dole's San Diego speech as superb. The issue also featured Robert W. Merry's review of Ed Rollins' political memoir and Jay Nordlinger's piece on the politically-engaged Kronos string quartet.