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Kristol Clear: Weekly Standard Has Sold Off Editorial Integrity

During the past six months the hardworking staff has chronicled the pimping out of The Weekly Standard’s writers to Xanterra Parks and ResortsĀ (“the largest National Parks concessionaire”) in a series of feature stories on national parks that erased the line … Continue reading

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The Weekly Standard Pimps Out Its Cover and Writers – Again!

This is getting to be a habit, no? As the hardworking staff has repeatedly noted, The Weekly Standard has lately become a marketing chippy for its owner Philip Anschutz, who also owns Xanterra Parks & Resorts. As we wrote earlier: … Continue reading

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The Weekly Standard Pimps Out Another Writer to an Advertiser

As the hardworking staff noted several weeks ago, The Weekly Standard has taken to renting its writers out to ad clients. Last month it was Joseph Bottum who was auctioned off to Xanterra Parks & Resorts for a promotional piece … Continue reading

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