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Article: A Higher Standard; The Weekly at 10: Sometimes Wrong but Always Right
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- The Washington Post
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- August 30, 2005
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Some left-wingers probably don't read the Weekly Standard because
they figure it's a Rupert Murdoch-owned, right-wing, warmongering
magazine and, of course, they've got a point. But now -- as the
Washington-based mag prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary --
it's worth noting that the Weekly Standard is a truly excellent right-
wing warmongering magazine, no matter what your political persuasion
might be.
The Standard is saved from the worst sins of ideological magazines
-- crankiness, sectarianism and self-righteousness -- by a
delightfully impish sense of humor. It is America's funniest right-
wing magazine, although there is not, alas, much competition for that
title.
The ...