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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     Who Is Abraham Lincoln? Lincoln has been called many things: savior, tyrant, liberator, racist, saint, poet, idealist, pragmatist. It has been said that every generation ... more Can Civil Society Be Restored? Is the era of big government over? If so, what can fill the large role it once assumed? Many intellectuals point ... more   A Third Choice in 1996 main page A Third Choice in 1996 Aired 2/22/1996 Unhappiness with the two major parties is growing, along with the number of registered independent voters. Will independent candidates such as Ross Perot run for the presidency? How likely is it that there will be a third party candidate in the 1996?   Read the full transcript   Gordon Black     author of The Politics of American Discontent: How a New Party Can Make a Democracy Work Again   Steven Rosenstone     director of the National Election Center, University of Michigan, co-author of Third Parties in America: Citizen Response to Major Party Failure   Ronald Walters     director of the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland, and author of "Freedom Is Not Enough: Black Voters, Black Candidates, and American Presidential Politics."   David Gergen     former special adviser to President Clinton, visiting professor at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University Originally Aired: 2/22/1996     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. The Future of the Constitution, Part One   aired 7/6/2006 John Rawls   aired 3/9/2006 Congressional Corruption Cancer   aired 1/26/2006 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.