Lana Stein
Lana Stein is emeritus professor of political science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is the author of several books and journal articles about urban politics, political behavior and bureaucracy.
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This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Politics changes less than we might think. Similar patterns reappear in U.S. history.Today we…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 23, 2013: The story of Detroit’s bankruptcy filing is likely to be a long-running saga. But how…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 1, 2013: In accord with the behavioral tradition, fledgling social scientists are taught to…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Several months ago, James Gallagher of the Detroit Free Press visited St. Louis for two days. He…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: At a simpler place in time, a ruler could tell another sovereign not to move to troops to their river…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 16, 2013 - Traditionally, we were taught to believe that those we elect to Congress either…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Traditionally, we were taught to believe that those we elect to Congress either voted the views of…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 27, 2013 - Sequestration is a draconian action designed to force federal budget cutting in the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Sequestration is a draconian action designed to force federal budget cutting in the absence of…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Post-election analysis frequently addresses concepts that have been used in the past. Change is…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 11, 2013 - Post-election analysis frequently addresses concepts that have been used in the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 13, 2013 - Whoever is selected as mayor this spring will face a significant body of challenges.…