Foreword

Abstract

Dear Readers: This issue is to be my last as editor-in-chief of our journal. My tenure as editor has been both personally rewarding and a labor of love. It is my hope that our founder, Harold Isaacs, would have been pleased with the current state of the journal. He spent more than thirty years building it up and establishing its reputation as an internationally respected publication. Before he passed, I promised him that his friends and admirers would do all in our power to continue his legacy. It was also very important to me that my friends and colleagues of the association be proud of our journal. With a great deal of help from many fine people, I have done my best to keep my promise to Dr. Isaacs and I believe that the journal is on firm footing today. So it is time to pass along the position of editor to a fresh, new talent, Dr. Ryan Alexander. The job demands a large commitment of time and energy, so I count myself lucky to have found a very capable and willing successor. I am confident that Dr. Alexander will be an excellent editor and I wish him all the best.