June 23, 1997

This issue of The Weekly Standard examined American culture and politics through multiple lenses. Joseph Epstein's cover story critiqued the proliferation of literary prizes and awards, while Peter Robinson reflected on Reagan's famous "Tear Down This Wall!" speech a decade after its delivery. The magazine also featured David Brooks on Theodore Roosevelt's relevance to contemporary America, John J. DiIulio Jr. on the rise of evangelical megachurches, and pieces on welfare reform, American Jewish identity, and what the magazine saw as an anti-family cultural trend.