Too Important for the Experts

We printed in our last issue a quietly thoughtful piece by H. A. Feiveson, “Can We Decide About Nuclear Weapons?” Mr. Feiveson wrote about the difficulties ordinary people face in trying to reach political conclusions about nuclear policy, yet the necessity that somehow, even if not experts, we come to such conclusions.

The question his article raised is important not only in its own right—it involves the very future of democracy, since more and more problems seem to beco...