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■ In the culture wars now raging, George Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot represent forces more significant than social classes, namely the establishment, the counterculture, and Middle America respectively. Whoever unites two of these will win in November. But they must be the right two.

In the 1960s, the counterculture took over an establishment demoralized by its failure in Vietnam. Ever since, Cyrus Vance has been an indentured servant, leaping up whenever The New York Review of Books barked an order. Ditto Robert McNamara. It’s terribly sad.

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John O’Sullivan

John O’Sullivan is a senior fellow at National Review Institute and a contributing editor of National Review.

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■ In the culture wars now raging, George Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot represent forces more significant than social classes, namely the establishment, the counterculture, and Middle America respectively. Whoever unites two of these will win in November. But they must be the right two.

In the 1960s, the counterculture took over an establishment demoralized by its failure in Vietnam. Ever since, Cyrus Vance has been an indentured servant, leaping up whenever The New York Review of Books barked an order. Ditto Robert McNamara. It’s terribly sad.