Vol. 2, No. 45
July 28, 1997
Cover Story
The Sins of a Self-Styled Citizen Lobby
By Mary Jacoby
Also in This Issue
- Ian Smith, We Hardly Knew Ye — Robert D. Novak
- Alexandra Danilova and François Furet, RIP — Claudia Winkler and Kenneth R. Weinstein
- Down Kevorkian's Slope — Nelson Lund
This issue of The Weekly Standard examined prominent deaths and political reform in mid-1997. Robert D. Novak reflected on Ian Smith's memoirs as the former Rhodesian leader passed away, while the magazine honored historian François Furet and ballet dancer Alexandra Danilova. The cover story by Mary Jacoby investigated the activities of a self-styled citizen lobby, and the issue featured debates on physician-assisted suicide, campaign finance reform, and environmental policy among other conservative concerns of the moment.