November 2, 2015

This issue of The Weekly Standard featured Heather Mac Donald's cover investigation into what she characterized as the phony campus rape crisis, challenging prevailing narratives about sexual assault on college campuses. The magazine also included commentary from editors Fred Barnes and William Kristol on whether conservatives should despair about the political landscape, along with reporting on Republican Party divisions, Canada's leftward political shift under Justin Trudeau, and the incoming president's daunting agenda. The issue reflected the magazine's critical approach to progressive pieties and contemporary political developments during the 2016 election cycle.