Political Science

New York Times’ Story on Political Science

October 20, 2009
By Kevin R. Kosar
New York Times’ Story on Political Science

As a political scientist, I confess having many criticisms of the field as undertaken in the U.S.  What this New York Times‘ article touches upon is  fundamental: what good is political science? Truth be told, much of what is done by academics in political science departments is useless nonsense. It’s scholars asking questions about...
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