October 15, 2012

This issue of The Weekly Standard focused heavily on the 2012 presidential campaign in its aftermath of the first debate. Multiple contributors analyzed Romney's debate performance, with James W. Ceaser declaring it a clear victory and James Piereson arguing it had reset the race, while Harvey Mansfield reflected on Obama's ennui and Romney's achievement. The cover feature by Christopher Caldwell examined Viktor Orbán's Hungary and whether Europe was justified in distrusting the prime minister. Additional pieces covered media bias in the election, affirmative action's negative effects, and a retrospective on historian Eugene D. Genovese.