October 22, 2012

This issue of The Weekly Standard examined the state of American liberalism in the final weeks before the 2012 election. Andrew Ferguson reported on panicky progressives struggling to articulate reasons to support President Obama's reelection, while Noemie Emery analyzed what she characterized as the left's obsession with imaginary bigotry. The magazine also covered pressing political issues including the Benghazi attack controversy, PBS's budget debates surrounding Big Bird, and emerging tensions in East Asia, providing comprehensive conservative commentary on the election season and key policy disputes.