The great arguer on current affairs at his parents' home, on the radio and on television also argued in his own mind with history.
The volume of e-mails ranged from 5 to 25 e-mails per day depending on current affairs.
To this extent, then, everyone had the chance to hear about and talk of current affairs.
He will be remembered as a plant breeder, a geneticist, a teacher and author, and as incisive commentator on current affairs in tropical agriculture.
Quarrels among scholars, including controversies about priority, indicate that a particular topic is relevant in scientific current affairs.
While its comments on current affairs remained superficial, it can be regarded as a middle-rank paper, bridging the gap between the educated elite and a broader public.
Voters can judge the extent to which politicians fulfil their promises, know whom to praise or to blame for the state of current affairs, and can respond accordingly.
So far as current affairs programmes were concerned, however, it was more difficult.
