Vol. 6, No. 35
May 28, 2001
Cover Story
Death by Therapy
The New Age counselors who killed a little girl—and the "child welfare" regime that enabled them
By Christopher Caldwell
Also in This Issue
- Eleanor Roosevelt's Legacy — Jeremy Rabkin
This issue of The Weekly Standard featured Christopher Caldwell's investigation into a tragic case involving New Age therapeutic practices that resulted in a child's death, examining how a permissive "child welfare" regime enabled such dangerous practitioners. The magazine also ran Jeremy Rabkin's analysis of Eleanor Roosevelt's political and social legacy. The issue highlighted concerns about therapeutic overreach and government failures in child protection services.