Tom Schaller
- : Dr. Thomas F. Schaller is associate professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He is author of Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South. A political columnist for the Washington Examiner, Schaller has published commentaries in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Baltimore Sun, Salon.com, and The American Prospect online, and has appeared on ABC News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, and C-SPAN.
Black-white v. brown-white
On Paul’s discussion about race and American politics, though I am in general agreement with him when it comes to black-white issues and their implications for our politics, past and present, a friend of mine recently raised a question that,...more »
Posted on October 30, 2007 4:16 PM
Winning Without the South, Part III: Responding to (More) Critics
With thanks, once again, to TPMCafe readers for their useful comments and constructive criticisms, as promised yesterday in Part II of this mini-series on Democrats building a non-southern majority, I will tackle two more challenges to my argument in Whistling...more »
Posted on October 6, 2006 10:04 AM
Winning Without the South, Part II: Responding to Critics
The non-southern strategy is controversial for a lot of reasons, many of which were raised by sharp, thoughtful TPMCafe readers who took the time to respond to my initial post. I can’t respond in detail to every comment. But in...more »
Posted on October 5, 2006 9:49 AM
Winning Without the South
As I was traveling the country interviewing Democrats for my new book, Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South, upon hearing the book’s title invariably some of them would shoot me an incredulous look and ask, “Can...more »
Posted on October 4, 2006 9:52 AM
