As the torchbearers of institutionalized liberalism, Americans for Democratic Action could hardly have relished in advance a scheduled address by Daniel Patrick Moynihan at a policy meeting of their national board in Washington last week. Yet Urbanologist Moynihan (TIME cover, July 28) is a member of the board and had a proper voice at the meeting. In keeping with his maverick style, he managed to plant some well-honed darts in sundry sensitive zones of the liberal conscience. Items:
>Viet Nam and urban riots together represent "an especial problem of American liberals because more...