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AbstractThis article addresses Andrew Rehfeld's attempt to ensure a place for
political theory within political science, which he does partly by
showing how political theory fits into a defensible definition of
political science and partly by excluding much political theory from
the discipline in order to safeguard the rest. His account of what
the discipline should comprehend is overly narrow, however, and does
not serve the interests of the sorts of political theory he strongly
believes are worth doing. I argue instead that political science
must be defined by its subject matter alone, and that political
theory's contribution to this subject matter must be defended.

Gary King and the Methodology Organized Section of APSA have certainly done the profession an important service by point out some of the deficiencies of our current practices on archiving data sets. For 40 years now, political scientists have grumbled about the lack of availability of major data sets (with the McClosky (1960) data being perhaps the most prominent example), so it is high time that the profession as a whole adopts some guidelines and standards. King's article in this journal is an important way to start the discussion.

Introduction, How Mass Shootings Spur Gun Purchases -- Why the Current Era of Gun Culture Differs from the Past -- Case Studies, Processes, and Causal Mechanisms -- Descriptive Trends in Background Checks and Mass Shootings -- Quantitative Analysis of Mass Shootings and Background Checks, 1999-2020 -- A Configurational Analysis of Mass Shootings and Background Checks -- Looking Ahead, Has a Ceiling Been Reached?

Introduces the establishment & general goals of the Task Force on Mentoring established by the American Political Science Assoc Council. The Task Force was created to provide guidance & mentoring assistance with focus on the needs of women & people of color. L. Collins

James C. Garand, the Emogine Pliner Distinguished Professor of Political Science, recently completed his term as President of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA). His presidential address, entitled "Fragmentation and Integration in Political Science: Exploring Patterns of Scholarly Communication in a Divided Dis ci pline," given at the SPSA annual meeting in New Orleans, will be published in the November issue of the Journal of Politics.