The Open Question

The Welfare Non-Issue

Frank Meyer’s excommunication of Kenneth Melvin (NR, Feb. 25) was stirringly pronounced, but he managed to avoid the main point. I do not pretend to speak for Mr. Melvin (who does well enough on his own), but I want to set down a few of the things that his article (“Big Brother is Dead Too,” NR, Feb. 11) prompted me to think about, and rethink.