August 24, 1998

This issue of The Weekly Standard led with Edward G. Shirley's investigation into the embassy bombings, promising investigative truth on the attack. The magazine also featured commentary on Clinton's deceptions regarding both Saddam Hussein and the Monica Lewinsky scandal, with pieces by Michael Medved on Clinton's defining lie and John R. Bolton arguing that Saddam had won through appeasement. Additional coverage included Andrew Ferguson's examination of VMI president Josiah Bunting's novel education proposal and David Frum's piece on the Internet's growing maturation.