Michael A. Burstein's "Seventy-Five Years"

Mr. Burstein has written a Mundane tale involving a more equitable society through law. He extrapolates what problems might occur with our society if we decided not to reveal census reports over successively longer intervals, with politicians claiming this was in the public's interest when in fact it's personal interest. Burstein draws a parallel to today's copyright problems which have left copyright now perpetually in corporate hands.

"Seventy-Five Years" is not Burstein's best work, I'm sad to say since it is Mundane. In the first scene, little plot or character enter in--what setting there is becomes irrelevant. The ensuing verbal tennis match and one-up-manship carry some interest although the power lies almost too much on one side. Because negligible time is spent on character, the ending doesn't quite come off, but it's still an important message, and I'm glad he's getting out to the public.