Compares liberal and conservative views on the nature of the good society and the government's role in achieving it. The internal contradictions within each viewpoint are examined. The contradictions would be exposed if the public debate over these social issues were enlarged to include the libertarians and the social democrats. (AM)

ingency on oil supplies will recur later in the 1980s, confirming the need for careful energy planning. Among the factors to be taken into account are: changes in values that affect how people use energy; centralized solutions versus solutions geared to individual and regional needs; and effective use of conservation.

Considers de Tocqueville's analysis of the American character as it applies today. The author concludes that the original American democratic impetus toward individual equality of condition has spread to other developing countries who now see the United States as an aristocrat among nations and subject to the same principles. (AM)

The liberal mood of the 1960s has given way to a conservatism reminiscent of the gray flannel thinking of the 1950s. Today's young people are cautious, cynical, and dead serious about personal survival. Innovation and liberalism in education are being replaced by fiscal conservatism and emphasis on standards. (Author/SJL)

The tax revolt, which began in California with Proposition 13, represents a reversal in values among the middle class toward an 18th-century concept of possessive individualism. Government is no longer viewed as a realm for public action, but as a provider of services to private individuals. (Author/SJL)