The Weekly Standard
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The Weekly Standard was a conservative American political magazine known for its influential commentary on U.S. politics and policy from the mid-1990s until its closure in 2018.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Weekly Standard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10819710 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Weekly Standard Context triple: [Gerard Alexander, hasWrittenFor, The Weekly Standard]
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A.
National Review
National Review is a conservative American magazine known for its commentary on politics, culture, and public policy.
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B.
Commentary magazine
Commentary magazine is an American monthly journal of opinion known for its influential conservative and neoconservative analysis of politics, culture, and Jewish affairs.
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C.
National Journal
National Journal is an American political journalism and policy analysis publication known for its in-depth coverage of U.S. politics, Congress, and public affairs.
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D.
Slate magazine
Slate magazine is an online daily magazine known for its analysis and commentary on politics, news, culture, and technology.
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E.
American Enterprise
American Enterprise is a long-term exhibition at the National Museum of American History that explores the history and impact of business and innovation in shaping the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Weekly Standard Target entity description: The Weekly Standard was a conservative American political magazine known for its influential commentary on U.S. politics and policy from the mid-1990s until its closure in 2018.
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A.
National Review
National Review is a conservative American magazine known for its commentary on politics, culture, and public policy.
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B.
Commentary magazine
Commentary magazine is an American monthly journal of opinion known for its influential conservative and neoconservative analysis of politics, culture, and Jewish affairs.
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C.
National Journal
National Journal is an American political journalism and policy analysis publication known for its in-depth coverage of U.S. politics, Congress, and public affairs.
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D.
Slate magazine
Slate magazine is an online daily magazine known for its analysis and commentary on politics, news, culture, and technology.
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E.
American Enterprise
American Enterprise is a long-term exhibition at the National Museum of American History that explores the history and impact of business and innovation in shaping the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political magazine ⓘ |
| ceasedPublication | December 2018 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coveredEvent |
Clinton administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George W. Bush administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Obama administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Trump administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorInChief |
Stephen F. Hayes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Kristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| format | print magazine ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Fred Barnes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Podhoretz NERFINISHED ⓘ William Kristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
news analysis
ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Charles Krauthammer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ P.J. O’Rourke NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucker Carlson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| ideology | American conservatism ⓘ |
| ISSN | 1083-3013 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingEditor | Fred Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on Republican Party policy debates
ⓘ
neoconservative foreign policy advocacy ⓘ support for the Iraq War ⓘ |
| opposed | Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Philip Anschutz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rupert Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | neoconservatism ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| publisher |
Clarity Media Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
News Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure |
declining circulation
ⓘ
financial difficulties ⓘ |
| startDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| subject |
U.S. politics
ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| successor | The Bulwark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
conservative readers
ⓘ
policy professionals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Weekly Standard Description of subject: The Weekly Standard was a conservative American political magazine known for its influential commentary on U.S. politics and policy from the mid-1990s until its closure in 2018.
Referenced by (1)
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