Tuesday’s Forum
Steven L. Taylor
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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Any Democrat calling for defunding ICE needs to STFU. That is overreach. Call for firing Noem, call for prosecuting the agents involved in the shooting, call for strict limits on ICE including retraining, higher hiring standards, an end to the masks and a return to warrants, call for an end to political targeting of Blue cities, but not the D word. That would be snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Voters still want the border to be tight and they still want actual criminals deported.