[Pajamaman]

I don't agree Heinlein and his politics were a symptom of his time. His politics have not gone away. His romaticized rugged individualist views remain current.

Asimov was writing in the same period, or even earlier, and his politics are not clear from his writing. How would Elijah Bailey have handled one of Heinlein's John Wayne models. Out-witted him, I'm sure.

I read that Heinlein stopped talking to Clarke because Clarke attacked Reagans Star Wars program. But he did buy a broke Philip K Dick a type writer.