Maybe I'm just missing something, but these days, I see the same pundits over and over and over again.  Many of them just write for papers, have a talk radio program, and analyze for TV.  Why do we listen to these people?

I'd like to hear from the historians - and how they view what's going on and give context.  Same thing with political scientists at academic institutions.  I guess I'm just tired of hearing the same pundits all the time who have really no formal training in it other than that they talk about it or write about it.  I'd rather hear what someone who studies this stuff and who can give us perspective has to say about it.

For example, does Obama's speech really hold up in comparison to other race speeches?  Or should we believe Tweety's hyperbole about it or the Right Wing's denunciation of it (excepting a few examples).  If it happens, how would a brokered convention hurt in comparison to other convention controversies in the past?

While I know that poli sci and history professors may not be the most TV friendly people, what's more important to me is their analysis of it.  It would be awesome to see some historians who are good at what they do on here at TPM.