Thursday’s Forum
Steven L. Taylor
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Thursday, February 5, 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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ICE ICE ICE – ICE everywhere.
Today SWAT teams in my area did major narcotics arrests. Clearly marked local law enforcement.
Social media:ICE
Major rumor over the weekend, DHS (ICE) is taking over the local closed Kroger (Fred Meyer) store.
So 3 city council members and lots of staff had to stop a stupid rumor (easy no, not enough sewer)
Alligators in the sewer? Rumors
In hindsight, I was really wrong about the Epstein files.
I thought that a trove of evidence clearly documenting criminal behavior, as well as naming the wealthy well-connected, and (presumably) smart criminals, would be something that only occurs in fiction.
But, as it turned out, people were, in fact, taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy. And, moreover, sending these out via their personal Gmail accounts like it’s nothing.
The sense of impunity these perps must have had is absolutely staggering. It really tells you quite a few things about the kind of society we live in. None of them good.