Mr. Harrington, who 18 years earlier had been the very first Firing Line guest, can

always be depended upon to give the Socialist Party line--but he does it with such verve and good humor! One sample, from a discussion that ranges from Aid to Families with Dependent Children to the Catholic bishops' pastoral letter on capitalism, to the squeals of French bankers under Mitterrand: WFB: "You've got to increase productivity. But fortunately, under Mr. Reagan, we've been doing that, haven't we?, for the last couple of years." MH: "Oh, I think there is a second act to come, Bill." WFB: "I know, and the trouble with those second acts is that you all look so happy when you predict it, don't you?" MH: "I'm chuckling at the Greek tragedy that's about to unfold."