December 23, 2013

This December 2013 issue of The Weekly Standard featured Christopher DeMuth's cover story examining liberal silence on Obamacare, arguing that the healthcare law contradicted progressive values. The issue also included Jeffrey H. Anderson's celebration of college football's golden age during the Bowl Championship era, and reporting on international developments including Dennis P. Halpin's analysis of political purges in North Korea and Andrew Ferguson's summary of Pope Francis's lengthy papal document. The magazine explored domestic policy debates around minimum wage and the new congressional populism emerging from figures like progressive politician Brian Schweitzer.