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.

Speaking of Propaganda…

Stephen Miller and Fox News.

In Front of Our Nose: Lies and Propaganda

Secretary Noem strikes again.

Tuesday’s Forum

AG Monday

This week Steven and Tom discuss and debate fan service.

Labor Day Forum

A Reminder

Kindness goes a long way.

TGI Tabs

A Photo for Friday

“Krog Street Tunnel”

A Way Authoritarianism Spreads

Following the Dear Leader.

Some Comparative Video

Since I was thinking about 2016

But, Her Emails…

Allegations that DOGE put Social Security info on an unsecured server.

Beyond Parody

If any other president…

“Homeless” v. “Unhoused”

The politics of words.

AG Monday!

This week, series one of the British cult classic, Blake’s 7!

Speaking of Messaging…

A list of words and who actually uses them!

A Core Problem of American Politics

The disconnect between perception and reality about elections.

The Redistricting Wars and Their Likely Consequences

None of this is good for the quality of our democracy (not that it was great to begin with).

A Photo for Friday

“Swann Covered Bridge”

Trump Doesn’t Want Museums Talking About How Bad Slavery Was

And other tales of subverting knowledge and expertise on the altar of a preferred mythic narrative.

That’s Not How This Works…

Elections, the states, and the presidency edition.

Not What the Military is For

Representative Comer doesn’t understand much, it would seem.

AG Monday!

This week: Flash Gordon (1980).

Meanwhile, in North Korea

The attempt to erase J6 by many at FNC continues…

In Front of Our Noses: Pure, Uncut Authoritarianism

The thuggish stylings of Tom Homan.

Don’t Let Trump Distract you from the Epstein Matter…

…but don’t let the Epstein matter distract you from everything else Trump is doing.

Donald Hearts Vlad

A strange obsession.

AG Announcement

We have a substack.

In Front of Our Noses: The Continuing Grift

In this case, Noem’s rent-free living.