A response to Mackie, Hochschild, and Laitin
I will not comment on Jennifer Hochschild's illuminating discussion of the different ways in which various kinds of submissions to Perspectives on Politics fail to be problem-driven, and on the wise editorial feedback she gave to the authors. Her editorship of the first three volumes has set a high bar for those who will follow. She has done a major a service not only for the political science profession, but also for those outside it who want to learn what political science can add to their understanding of politics.