This student published, quarterly journal is a forum for student thought on contemporary issues in rhetoric and communication. This issue focuses on the "Political Rhetoric of Our Times." The articles in this issue focus on the following topics: application of fantasy themes to individual role identification in the small group setting; an analysis of the use of the "Cold-War Phantasy" themes that Johnson and Goldwater identified with in their 1964 presidential campaigns; examination of President Nixon's rhetoric of withdrawal; and investigation of the rhetorical strategies of radical movement groups such as the "Political Revolutionary,""Cultural Revolutionary,""Superstar,""Urban Guerilla," and "Political Anarchist." (LG)