Vol. 6, No. 48
September 10, 2001
Cover Story
Bush, the Democrats, and Social Security
By David Brooks, Stephen F. Hayes
Also in This Issue
- Eurojustice: An exercise in posing and preening — Jeremy Rabkin
This issue examined the emerging debate over Social Security reform under the Bush administration, with David Brooks and Stephen F. Hayes analyzing the political tensions between the White House and Democrats on the contentious entitlement issue. Jeremy Rabkin contributed a critical analysis of European judicial institutions, characterizing them as exercises in superficial posturing. This was The Weekly Standard's final issue before the September 11 terrorist attacks would reshape the nation's political agenda.