Mr. Green's book, according to his host, "devotes a chapter of modest size to every problem in America with the possible exception of original sin." Mr. Buckley elects to start with voter registration, and the conversation quickly deepens into an exploration--marked by some breath-taking differences of perspective--of the very nature of democracy. WFB: "Now, in our century we have seen the vote given to women. Good. We have seen the vote given to blacks. Good. We have seen votes given to illiterates. Bad...." MG: "Why in the world shouldn't illiterates vote? Just because they're not literate or intelligent by your standard? They have interests that are as important to them as yours are to you...." WFB: "I put it once this way ... It was established ... that 20 per cent of the American people had never heard of the United Nations. Now, it seems to me, if we could actually locate these 20 per cent of the people, we ought to say to them: Would you mind not voting until you hear about the United Nations, because it's really quite an important factor in your knowledge?"