Vol. 3, No. 17
January 12, 1998
Cover Story
How Steven Pinker's Mind Works
The new science of evolutionary psychology and its bestselling guru
By Andrew Ferguson
Also in This Issue
- On the Titanic — John Podhoretz
- The Military's Gender Wars — A.J. Bacevich, John Hillen
- Asia's Economic Crisis — Lawrence B. Lindsey, David Smick
This issue of The Weekly Standard featured a cover story by Andrew Ferguson examining Steven Pinker's bestselling book and the rise of evolutionary psychology as a field of study. The magazine also explored pressing national concerns including the U.S. military's gender wars with articles by A.J. Bacevich and John Hillen, the unfolding economic crisis in Asia analyzed by Lawrence B. Lindsey and David Smick, and John Podhoretz's analysis of the film Titanic. Additionally, the issue included book reviews covering Robert Remini's biography of Daniel Webster, a piece on English writer Tom Sharpe's declining fortunes, and an examination of composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold's remarkable career trajectory.