Ben J. Wattenberg is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and chairman of the Coalition for a Democratic Majority. He is featured on the television series, "Ben Wattenberg's 1980," on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS).
Richard J. Whalen is chairman and editorial director of the Washington-based research firm, Worldwide Information Resources, Ltd. He is a former editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal and a member of the board of editors of Fortune. Among his published books are The Founding Father: The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A City Destroying Itself; An Angry View of New York City, Catch the Falling Flag: A Republican's Challenge to His Party, and Talcing Sides: America from Kennedy to Nixon to Kennedy.