Posts by Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor
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). Follow Steven on Twitter and/or BlueSky.

We Don’t Need No Education

Who needs fancy book learnin’ if you already have all the answers?

Thursday’s Forum

Will’s Attempt to Criticize Trump’s Foreign Policy Takes a Turn

Come for the shots fired at the cabinet, stay for the weird digression.

Wednesday’s Forum

The Same Subject Continued

More on the clear white supremacist ideology oozing from the Trump administration.

Tuesday’s Forum

What’s Different Now About Views of ICE?

Thinking about the intellectual foundations of contemporary immigration policy.

Monday Tabs

AG Monday!

Aliens!

Cruelty Quotas

Arresting the spouses of Americans at Green Card appointments.

Sunday’s Forum

In Front of Our Noses: Plans to Pardon a Convicted Drug Cartel Leader

(While murdering people without due process because of [checks notes] drugs.)

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Sad Boat”

Friday’s Forum

Thanksgiving Forum

This Just In!

The NYT has discovered that Trump is old.

Thanksgiving Eve Tabs

Wednesday’s Forum

Tuesday’s Forum

Candidate Quality and the Alabama Governor’s Race

Testing a hypothesis or two.

AG Monday!

Monday’s Forum

Bolsonaro Arrested Again

This time for allegedly trying to escape.

Sunday’s Forum

MTG’s Record

Why I am a bit reticent about being sympathetic.

Delusion and/or Gaslighting

Trump and his poll numbers brag.

The Weirdness of US Politics

Mamdani visits the WH; MTG resigns.

Saturday’s Forum

Expertise Matters

Some signs of hope and of deep concern due to Trump appointees.

A Photo for Friday

Friday’s Forum

In Front of Our Noses: A President Who Calls for the Execution of Members of Congress

You know, as is normal in democratic politics…

If Only Someone Had Warned Them…

More polling.

Tabby Thursday

Thursday’s Forum

Some People Will Never Learn

Bret Stephens wants to oust Maduro in Venezuela.

Trump at 39% in Latest Reuters Poll

Getting close to his term 1 low.

Wednesday’s Forum

In Front of Our Noses: Apologizing for Murder

Trump’s ongoing revelation of his character.

Tuesday’s Forum

The Preponderance of the Trumpness

Thinking about how what is known about Trump and Epstein.

Notes on Discharge Petitions

Some notes on House process and how it relates to recent and ongoing political news.

AG Monday

Dark superheroes.

Monday’s Forum