Posts by 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.
In Front of Our Noses: Another Democratic Official Arrested
The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.
Minnesota Speaker Emerita and Husband Assassinated
A state Representative and his wife have also been shot and are in the hospital.
Defending and Downplaying the Padilla Incident
Force to create compliance should not be supported or excused. And yet…
US Senator Taken to Ground and Handcuffed [Updated]
The crime: trying to ask DHS Secretary Noem a question at a press conference in a federal building.
A Pattern of Turning Away Members of Congress is Emerging Amid Concerns of Detention Facility Conditions
Like in NJ, ICE rejects a Representative from seeing a facility in CA.
In Front of Our Noses: An Unprofessional and Unserious President
Calling a governor names during a crisis.
It’s Always Been About the Bigotry
The renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk is a prominent illustration.