Kakistocracy on Display
Steven L. Taylor
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Friday, February 27, 2026
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6 comments
I mean, I can’t even.
That she is this ill-informed does not surprise, but man, it is so frustrating to realize that people with this level of knowledge have the power they have.
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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I’m beginning to believe that we should institute literacy tests, if not for voters, than for those running for public office.
It’s the exponential expansion of the early universe, of course. I’m not surprised Slutty Barbie doesn’t know this.
WTF?
I mean, some UK MP’s are pretty dim; Tories having some prime examples.
But this is just off the scale thicko.
🙁
That’s easy. Inflation is what happens when you rub someone the right way at the movies.
Said some jaw-dropping stupid things on Maher’s show last week, fell out of her chair at the SOTU this, and goes on to prove there is nobody too stupid for Peirs Morgan to interview. She’s off the leash.
Did somebody “Beetlejuice” three times?
That wasn’t softball. That was teeball. And she struck out.