The Editors: George Wright is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Citizenship at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He obtained his Ph.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. from Valparaiso University Law School. He has written on legal hermeneutics and political philosophy, especially the thought of Thomas Hobbes. Maria Stalzer Wyant Cuzzo is Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, Coordinator of the Legal Studies and Paralegal Programs, and founder of the Mediation/Conflict Resolution Program at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She obtained her Ph.D. and J.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota and has authored articles on law and mediation.