Theodore J. Lowi, in The New York Times Magazine (Aug. 23, 1992), 229 W. 43rd St., New York,
N.Y. 10036.
When Ross Perot suddenly called off his ex- traordinary independent presidential campaign last July, his many followers were angry and disappointed. Yet the feisty Texas billionaire, asserts Lowi, a Cornell political scientist, still performed a great national service: His cam- paign (which at this writing may yet be revived) "removed all doubt about the viability of a broad-based third...