Volume II
The Xavier Journal of Political Science
Vol. II, No. 1 (Fall 2011)
Editorial Board
David Dansart, Class of 2012
Ashley Freeland, Class of 2012
Megan Green, Class of 2012
Jon Kelly, Class of 2012
Faculty Advisor
Mack Mariani, Xavier University
Faculty and Staff Review Board
Brian Glenn, Wesleyan University
Anas Malik, Xavier University
Lanethea Matthews, Muhlenburg College
Ryan Peterson, Delta College
John Ray, Xavier University
Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
Timothy J. White, Xavier University
Bin Yu, Xavier University
Table of Contents
The Editors Editors' Note
Brice Lipman Diminishing Returns: Crisis Politics and Financial Reform Legislation
Alison McEmber The Publishing Industry, the Recording Industry and the Five Stages of Grief
Brian Daniels The Changing Political Status of Veterans in the Post-September 11th Period
Brad Martin Herodotus, Politics and Athenian Democracy
Jonathan Simpson Midterm Wave Elections: The Effect of Candidate Quality and Ideology on Re-Election
The Xavier Journal of Political Science (XJOP) is the official undergraduate journal of the Department of Political Science at Xavier University. XJOP is published on an annual basis by Xavier University and articles are available online at www.xavier.edu/xjop. For information, please contact the Department of Political Science at 513-745-3017 or e-mail Dr. Mack Mariani at marianim@xavier.edu.
