Steven Schier, Ph.D., Carleton College Steven E. Schier is the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College. He is the author or editor of seven books and numerous scholarly articles. He is editor of the book series "Popular Politics and Governance in America" for Peter Lang Publishers and serves on the Board of the Dirksen Center for Congressional Studies. Schier has contributed articles and opinion pieces to the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Monthly, among other publications, and is the political analyst for KSTP tel...