Contents

Bringing the State Back In…Again
Samuel DeCanio

Do Politicians Pander?
Ilya Somin

Why the State Was Dropped in the First Place: A Prequel to Skocpol's "Bringing the State Back In"
David Ciepley

Beyond Marxist State Theory: State Autonomy in Democratic Societies
Samuel DeCanio

State Autonomy and Civil Society: The Lobbyist Connection
Rogan Kersh

Regulation, Politics, and Interest Groups: What Do We Learn From a Historical Approach?
Steven M. Sheffrin

What Economists Say (and Don't Say) about Politics
Anthony Woodlief

The Confounding State: Public Ignorance and the Politics of Identity
Reihan Salam

Ignorant Armies: The State, the Public, and the Making of Foreign Policy
Earl C. Ravenal