1. First principles. [Fundamental concepts that give meaning and security to individuals and society]. Teachers in a troubled society. Education and democracy in the age of television. Academic freedom and civilization. 2. Lessons in school. [Fundamental principals applied to issues of education in the broadest sense.] Poisoning the wells of academe. The dean as educator. Tenure in context. The "Private" Sector and the Public Interest. Paying the bill for college.

Lessons out of school. The pursuit of fairness. America and the underclass. The litigious society. The ethics of the sword. The Kennedy Doctrine: principles for a settlement in Central America. The illusion of peace.