March 3, 2008

This issue featured The Weekly Standard's special cover package examining Barack Obama as both a political figure and cultural phenomenon, with multiple contributors including Dean Barnett, Lionel Chetwynd, John J. Dilulio Jr., Matt Labash, and Jonathan V. Last offering critical analysis under the tongue-in-cheek heading of a "No-Swooning Issue." The magazine also published David Gelernter's essay on feminism and the English language, contributing to the conservative intellectual commentary on contemporary cultural and political debates during the 2008 election cycle.