And thanks for serving as a research mentor! The mentored research experience was really the cornerstone of the program. Can't wait to continue the program next summer

I think you're right sometimes. But my piece on using names in experiments, for example, would have been much worse if we had done a deep dive into a theory/history of racially/gender distinct names since we really wanted to make a practical contribution.

I tend to like short pieces that make an important empirical contribution without new theory. I recently edited a piece I loved at JEPS that had a null finding that I think is important for political scientists and the public to be aware of, but didn't delve into theory