The spectrum as a straight line / David L. Bender -- The spectrum as a diamond / Ferdinand V. Solara -- A conservative views the spectrum / George A. Reimann -- A liberal views the spectrum / Henry Steele Commager -- The spectrum keeps changing / Joseph C. Harsch -- What liberalism is / David Sidorsky -- America is better for liberalism / Henry Fairlie -- America is worse for liberalism / Ben Stein -- A liberal looks at the eighties / Paul E. Tsongas -- A conservative looks at the eighties / Jack Kemp -- What conservatism is / Jay A. Sigler -- The conservative view of freedom / Milton Friedman -- The liberal view of freedom / Milton Viorst -- What is neo-conservatism? / Irving Kristol -- A critique of neo-conservatism / Isidore Silver -- What extremism is / David L. Bender and Bruno Leone -- Socialism in America : the political left / Harold Freeman -- "I am a reactionary" : the political right / Patricia Young -- What libertarianism is / John Hospers -- A conservative reply to libertarianism / Ernest van den Haag -- A liberal reply to libertarianism / James W. Woelfel.