February 17, 1997

This issue featured a major cover story by Matt Labash examining Larry Flynt and the tension between free speech ideals and the pornographer's controversial legacy, as the Supreme Court case Flynt v. Falwell was in the public eye. The magazine also explored historical responsibility through David Frum's piece on whether Hitler could have been stopped, while offering cultural criticism on topics ranging from the planned World War II Memorial's design flaws to fashion, divorce policy, and the career of editor Henry Grunwald, alongside analysis of Clinton's State of the Union address and O.J. Simpson's continued dominance in American discourse.