Vol. 5, No. 39
June 26, 2000
Cover Story
Hafez al-Assad, Tyrant
Also in This Issue
- Who Lost Vermont? Give It to Canada! — Geoffrey Norman
- Beware Its "Civil Unions" — David Orgon Coolidge
- Jesse Helms
This issue featured a cover story on Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, examining his authoritarian rule. The magazine also explored Vermont's controversial civil unions legislation through two pieces: Geoffrey Norman's provocative essay suggesting Vermont be ceded to Canada, and David Orgon Coolidge's critical analysis of the civil unions law. The issue reflected conservative concerns about both international despotism and domestic social policy debates of the 2000 election year.