March 14, 2016

This issue marked the centenary of the Battle of Verdun with Geoffrey Norman's extensive examination of the grueling World War I campaign and its devastating casualties. The magazine devoted substantial coverage to the 2016 presidential race, with multiple pieces addressing Donald Trump's candidacy, including articles by Stephen F. Hayes on why he couldn't support Trump, Fred Barnes on Trump's meeting with Rick Santorum, and Mark Hemingway's critique of Senator Ben Sasse's opposition to Trump. Additional features explored Iran's nuclear deal, juvenile justice reform, college cost inflation, anti-fossil fuel activism, and literary reviews of John le Carré and Portuguese maritime history.