Into The Wild.

The article looks at the tense relationship between U.S. political rivals former Senator Alan Simpson and conservative activist Grover Norquist. Topics include the Taxpayer Protection Pledge that Norquist authored, which forces the legislators that are its signatories to reject tax rate increases; the Simpson-Bowles plan that Simpson co-authored, which includes tax increases along with spending cuts; and Norquist's opposition to Simpson's 1986 immigration-reform bill. Their views on tax breaks for special interest groups are noted.