As the editor of the Weekly Standard, a Washington-based political magazine, William Kristol is recognized as one of America’s leading conservative thinkers and commentators. Before starting The Weekly Standard in 1995, Mr. Kristol led the Project for the Republican Future which helped shape the strategy that produced the 1994 Republican election victory. Mr. Kristol served as chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle during the Bush administration and to Secretary of Education William Bennett under President Reagan. Mr. Kristol is the co-author of the bestseller The War Over Iraq: America’s Mission and Saddam’s Tyranny, a FoxNews analyst and a columnist for The New York Times.