Commentary is America’s premier monthly magazine of ideas, the publication that those who shape public opinion turn to first for in-depth analysis of politics, religion, foreign affairs, social policy, culture, and the arts, as well as for outstanding reviews of current books. The magazine’s letters section is a world-renowned forum for unfettered debate about the most pressing issues of the day. Commentary has been a major force in shaping American political and cultural life since its founding in 1945. The magazine is primarily known as the intellectual home of the neoconservative movement, a brand of skeptical thought that emerged as a reaction to the anti-American radicalism of the 1960’s and is today vitally engaged in the preservation and spread of democracy and Western values. As part of its historical mission, Commentary has always taken a special interest in Jewish issues and the state of Israel.

With Issue 107, Policy Review has become a publication of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Tod Lindberg, who in 1999 became editor of Policy Review, The journal will continue to be based in Washington, D.C. — expanding the Hoover Institution’s presence in the nation’s capital. When Herbert Hoover founded the institution in 1919, before going on to become the thirty-first president of the United States, he declared, “the Institution itself must constantly and dynamically point the road to peace, to personal freedom, and to the safeguards of the American system.” In accordance with his vision, the Hoover Institution has adopted four principal objectives. These are to:

• Collect the requisite sources of knowledge pertaining to economic, political, and social changes in societies at home and abroad, as well as to understand their causes and consequences;

• Analyze the effects of government actions relating to public policy;

• Generate, publish, and disseminate ideas that encourage positive policy formation using reasoned arguments and intellectual rigor, converting conceptual insights into practical initiatives judged to be beneficial to society;

• Convey to the public, the media, lawmakers, and others an understanding of important public policy issues and promote vigorous dialogue.

The Weekly Standard made its debut on September 18, 1995. Edited by William Kristol and Fred Barnes, the magazine is published 48 times a year by News America Incorporated. The Weekly Standard is available by subscription. The staff of The Weekly Standard also produces The Daily Standard, which features reporting and comments on the news of the day. These pieces are written just for the web. The online editor is Jonathan Last