Robert Gooding (ANU): The State of the Disicipline, The Discipline of the State (from the Oxford Handbooks of Political Science). Coburn vs. the Political Scientists: It would be an enormous mistake to defund political science research. Is Marc Ambinder "hatin’ on poli sci"? John Sides investigates (and more, and Ezra Kelin on the problem with campaign books). Here are some practical suggestions for reporters, bloggers, and others who want to know what's up according to the political scientists. Model Behavior: Political scientists Stephen Majeski and David Sylvan question the usefulness of Bruce Bueno de Mesquita's predictioneering. Jennifer L. Hochschild (Harvard): If Democracies Need Informed Voters, Why Is It Democratic to Expand Enfranchisement? A review of When the People Speak: Deliberative Democracy and

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