Plain People v. Pundits
Sirs:
WHO ARE THOSE FELLOWS LIPPMANN AND SULLIVAN? THE PLAIN PEOPLE NEVER HEARD OF THEM [TIME, Jan. 14]. ... ALL WE DO IS ASK THE OLD FOLKS TO CONSUME THE $20,000,000,000 ANNUAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE PRODUCE AND WHAT WE CONSUME SO THAT WE CAN HAVE BALANCED PROSPERITY. ... I THANK TIME FOR FAIR AND IMPARTIAL REPORTING BUT WISH YOU WOULDN'T PLAY UP THOSE HEAVYWEIGHT PROFOUND MINDS WHO CONFUSE THE PEOPLE BY THEIR ABSTRUSE THOUGHTS. ASK JOHN DOE FOR HIS VIEWS.
DR. F. E. TOWNSEND
Washington, D. C.
Sirs: If there...