Vol. 5, No. 31
April 24, 2000
Cover Story
Lights, Camera, God
By Matthew Berke, Rod Dreher
Also in This Issue
- What If We Had Taken It Seriously? — David B. Kopel
- Among the Crusaders — Matt Labash
- The Surprising Politics of Gun Control — Fred Barnes
This issue marked one year after the Columbine High School shooting, with The Weekly Standard offering multiple perspectives on the tragedy and its aftermath. The cover featured "Lights, Camera, God" by Matthew Berke and Rod Dreher examining media coverage of the event, while David B. Kopel questioned what serious responses might have followed, Matt Labash explored the political complexities surrounding the tragedy, and Fred Barnes analyzed the unexpected dimensions of the gun control debate it sparked.