THE VIEW
THE VIEW FROM THE STENNIS INSTITUTE is a bi-weekly column containing features and facts about politics and Mississippi government, information useful to voters, Mississippi political history and regular political commentary by Dr. Marty Wiseman, Director of the Institute and Professor of Political Science, and on occasion other members of the Institute staff.
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The View #55, July 12, 2008.
We're Here: Focusing Attention on the Plight of our Rural Areas
The View #54, June 30, 2008.
Habeas Corpus 101
The View #53, June 16, 2008.
Obama V McCain: The Shape of the Court to Come
The View #52, June 2, 2008.
A Timely Good-bye from William F. Buckley, Jr.
The View #51, May 19, 2008.
The Vindication of Howard Dean.
The View #50, May 5, 2008.
As the Presidential Campaign World Turns.
The View #49, April 21, 2008.
Preparing to Score the Presidential Campaign on the Constitution.
The View #48, April 7, 2008.
DeSoto Countians and Democrats in the First District: We Are Here!
The View #47, March 24, 2008.
We May No Longer Avoid the Race Issue
The View #46, March 10, 2008.
Waiting for the Main Event
The View #45, February 18, 2008.
The Good Old First Amendment
The View #44, February 6, 2008.
Limited Vision of the Political Pundits
The View #43, January 20, 2008.
Living Proof That Every Vote Counts
The View #42, January 8, 2008.
The Wild, Wild First Congressional District
The View #41, December 28, 2007.
Throwing Another Log on The Political Fire
The View #40, December 10, 2007.
Congressional Earmark: A Different View
The View #39, November 27, 2007.
Shift the Election Gears
The View #38, November 14, 2007.
Finding Our Way Through Post-Election Landscape
The View #38A - Special Elections Edition, October 29, 2007.
On the Eve of the Election: One More Round of the "72 Hour Blitz"
The View #37, October 22, 2007.
Two Years of Celebrating Democracy
The View #36, October 9, 2007.
If It's Factual Is It Negative?
The View #35, September 25, 2007.
Repairing House Divided.
The View #34, September 10, 2007.
The Mysterious Disappearance of Political Discourse.
The View #33, August 14, 2007.
Have Legislative Elections Ever Been More Important?
The View #32, August 14, 2007.
The First Primary: Clarifying The Questions
The View #31, July 30, 2007.
What Would the Founding Fathers Think Now?
The View #30, July 16, 2007.
It's Time to Cut Senator Lott Some Slack
The View #29, July 2, 2007.
Is Something Missing in Politics?
The View #28, June 18, 2007.
One Fine Mess
The View #27, June 4, 2007.
Setting the Historical Record Straight
The View #26, May 21, 2007.
Population Changes and Politics
The View #25, May 8, 2007.
New Debate Over the Subject of Regionalism
The View #24, April 23, 2007.
Thanks Once Again to Our Constitutional Ancestors
The View #23, April 3, 2007.
The 2007 Elections: Taking the Long View
The View #22, March 26, 2007.
Has The Past Really Passed?
The View #21, March 12, 2007.
A Tale of Two Parties.
The View #20, February 26, 2007.
Careers and Home and Hearth: A growing "Angst".
The View #19, February 12, 2007.
A Periodic Check on the Political Landscape.
The View #18, January 29, 2007.
Reflections on "The Measure of Our Days".
The View #17, January 17, 2007.
Elections - Celebrations of Democracy.
The View #16, January 4, 2007.
Earmark Bashing is Premature.
The View #15, December 18, 2006.
The Subtleties of Two-Party Politics in Mississippi.
The View #14, December 4, 2006.
This Time We Were the Leaders.
The View #11, November 18, 2006.
We've Only Just Begun: Now It's Mississippi's Turn.
The View #10, November 6, 2006.
November 7: The Biggest Test Yet of The Rove System?
The View #9, October 23, 2006.
The 2006 Showdown: Only The Beginning of The Journey to 2008.
The View #8, October 9, 2006.
Can Rural Life Remain Viable?
The View #7, September 24, 2006.
President George Bush, Mayor Frank Melton and Due Process.
The View #6, September 12, 2006.
Is the Pendulum Swinging toward "Big Government Republicans?"
The View #5, August 18, 2006.
The Winding Road to Two-Party Politics in Mississippi.
The View #4, August 18, 2006.
We're All in This Together.
The View #3, July 31, 2006.
Local Government and Local Democracy.
The View #2, July 17, 2006.
Katrina Gave Government No Time to Rehearse.
The View #1, July 3, 2006.
The View From The Stennis Institute of Government.