Purity Tests and Political Reality
Demanding total purity from candidates isn't moral seriousness—it’s a misunderstanding of how power works.
I want to start this by being clear about something that should not be controversial, but often is online: political scientists are not all experts in the same things.
Like most scholars, I have specific areas of focus. Mine are political behavior, political psychology, American government, and the First Amendment. That’s wher…





