NELSON POLSBY, RIP. Political scientist Nelson Polsby died yesterday. The Post's obit is here, and I actually endorse everything J-Pod says here (where I heard the news). I'm much more of a skeptic about the structure of American political institutions compared to those elsewhere, but certainly they had one of their ablest -- and funniest -- defenders in Polsby. His last book, How Congress Evolves (reviewed here), is a great read and worth picking up.
--Sam Rosenfeld
