Vol. 22, No. 1
September 12, 2016
Cover Story
Bullet Train to Nowhere
The ultimate California boondoggle
By Charlotte Allen
Also in This Issue
- Absolute, Categorical Lies — Stephen F. Hayes
- Of Mexico and Migrants — Fred Barnes
- Who's the Greatest? — Tod Lindberg
The September 12, 2016 issue of The Weekly Standard featured Charlotte Allen's investigation into California's bullet train project, exposing it as a wasteful boondoggle. The cover also highlighted Stephen F. Hayes's piece on political dishonesty, while the issue's broader focus examined the 2016 election landscape through pieces on Trump's immigration stance by Fred Barnes and the theme of American exceptionalism by Tod Lindberg. The issue rounded out its coverage with book and arts reviews addressing topics from victims of progressive policies to the Spanish Civil War and American literature.