What indeed? Mr. Buckley suggests some broad topics (including the deficit and

the Strategic Defense Initiative and, less predictably, longevity); he and his guests are off and running, entertainingly and perceptively. JG: "People whose grandfathers and fathers were paid at the level of steelworkers may find that they are [operating] much more in a free-market economy. I have some concern about what happens when that broad middle of the American pyramid begins to experience ... a sense of downward mobility." ... AL: "The degree of agreement here today is rather frightening, but the three of us might agree on the Treasury Department's reform tax legislation, which I expect is a step in your direction." WFB: "A step in the right direction doesn't necessarily ... mean that you are going to correct the problem. If you need two steps to get out of the way of an oncoming train and you take one step, it might be a step in the right direction, but it doesn't help at all."