Bridges, Linda

Linda Bridges has worked for "National Review" all her adult life. She was managing editor for ten years and is currently an editor at large. She coauthored (with William F. Rickenbacker) "The Art of Persuasion: A National Review Rhetoric for Writers,"

John R. Coyne Jr. is a former associate editor, staff feature writer, and Washington correspondent for "National Review," He is also a former White House speechwriter, chief speechwriter for Amoco Corp., and the author of four books.