Print Issue
August 19, 2013
Cover Story
Child's Play
on the fairy-tale world of Model United Nations
By James Kirchick
Also in This Issue
- What's So Funny About Jews? — Joseph Epstein
- The Media's Double Standard — Mark Hemingway
- Japan's Sun May Be Rising — Charles Wolf Jr.
This issue of The Weekly Standard featured James Kirchick's examination of Model United Nations as a fairy-tale world disconnected from real diplomacy. The magazine also included Joseph Epstein's essay on humor in Jewish jokes and Mark Hemingway's piece on media double standards in covering hate crimes. Other notable coverage included Olivier Guitta's analysis of Algeria's presidential succession crisis and Charles Wolf Jr.'s assessment of Japan's economic prospects.
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The Media's Double Standard PDF
Algeria and Its Islamists PDF
Not Worth the Paper It's Printed On PDF
Japan's Sun May Be Rising PDF
Child's Play PDF
The New Old Thing PDF
You Could Die Laughing PDF
Roger's Neighborhood PDF
Wiseacre Latinas PDF
Canvas Battlefield PDF
At What Price? PDF
Improbable Dream PDF
Parody PDF
The Scrapbook PDF
Casual PDF
Feebleness in the Executive PDF
Misjudging al Qaeda PDF