[Joseph Heller and Sissela Bok]

"Novelist Heller talks about his views of American politics: "a spectator sport," in which candidates make unkeepable promises to get elected. He applies Plato's theory that societies are governed by the selfish interests of the ruling classes."
"Bill Moyers interviews novelist Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22, discussing the American political system, democracy, and human greed, ambition and self-interest."
"Bill Moyers interviews novelist Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22, discussing the American political system, democracy, and human greed, ambition and self-interest."@en
"Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22, highlights the absurdities in American politics, leadership, and culture by commenting on the confusion of modern life, pointing to precedents in the lives of Plato and Socrates in ancient Greece. Sissela Bok, a philosopher who has explored the psychology of lying, the consequences of deception, and the perils of keeping secrets, discusses why politicians and all leaders must keep the public trust, and offers her observations on peaceful change."@en