Vol. 21, No. 34
May 16, 2016
Cover Story
OMG!
on Trump and Clinton
By Elliott Abrams, Fred Barnes, Stephen F. Hayes, William Kristol, Peter Augustine Lawler, John McCormack, Michael Warren
Also in This Issue
- The Jewish Life of Benjamin Disraeli — Gertrude Himmelfarb
- When You Can't Stand Your Candidate — Elliott Abrams
- He'll Do It His Way — Fred Barnes
This issue of The Weekly Standard examined the 2016 presidential race with cover essays from multiple senior editors responding to the prospective matchup between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Gertrude Himmelfarb contributed a major feature on Benjamin Disraeli's Jewish identity, while Elliott Abrams drew parallels to the 1972 election when conservatives faced an unappealing candidate choice. The issue also covered Trump's campaign shake-up with Paul Manafort's hiring, the stalled Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination, and various political developments including Obama's intervention in the Brexit debate and a primary challenge to Debbie Wasserman Schultz.