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The Weekly Standard is an American (United States) conservative opinion magazine published 48 times per year. It was founded by News Corporation and made its debut on September 18, 1995. Its current editors are founder William Kristol and Fred Barnes (Fred Barnes (journalist)). The Weekly Standard produces The Daily Standard with commentary and articles written for the magazines website. Other frequent contributors include Christopher Hitchens, P.J. ORourke, Charles Krauthammer, David Frum, Stephen Schwartz (Stephen Schwartz (journalist)), Matt Labash, and Stephen F. Hayes.

Although the publication has never been profitable and "loses more than a million dollars a year", Rupert Murdoch, the head of the News Corporation, had previously dismissed the idea of selling it. In June, 2009, a report circulated that a sale of the publication was imminent to Philip Anschutz, with Murdochs rationale being that, having purchased The Wall Street Journal in 2007, his interest in the smaller publication had been less forceful. Anschutz, for his part, has been an active patron of a number of religious and conservative causes. (Philip Anschutz#Political and Christian activism) The Washington Examiner reports that the Examiners parent company Clarity Media Group has purchased the Standard.

The Weekly Standard has been described as a "redoubt of neoconservatism" and as "the neo-con bible".