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.

WaPo Editorial Cartoonist Quits

Editors killed a cartoon criticizing media and tech moguls for giving money to Trump.

The Narrow House Majority

And thoughts on “mandates.”

Xenophobia is the Trumpian Move

Fomenting fear, not demonstrating leadership.

A Photo for Friday

“Perched”

Tabs for Thursday

A Constitutional Convention?

An unlikely and almost certainly inefficacious possibility.

Hello, 2025 Forum

America rolled the dice on 2025.

NYE Tabs

¡Adiós, 2024! Forum

I fear ye shall be missed.

Trump Loses to Carroll Yet Again

Yet again, a court affirms he committed sexual assault.

Boxing Day Forum

Merry Christmas Forum

Merry Christmas from OTB!

Festivus Forum

Sunday Tabs

Musk Endorses German Far-Right

What could go wrong?

Sunday’s Forum

SaturTabs

Trump is Right: The Debt Ceiling Should Go

A rare area of agreement.

A Photo for Friday

“Floating”

Friday’s Forum

Using Primary Threats to Instill Party Discipline?

Using money to control the GOP.

Thursday’s Forum

How the Contagion Spreads

Partisanship weakens the immune system and can lead to spread of bad ideas.

Wednesday’s Forum

Tuesday’s Forum

The Shamelessness of Mitch McConnell

Not to mention impotence.

Monday’s Forum

More Loyalist Appointments

Nunes and Grinell.

Sunday’s Forum

Yoon Impeached

South Korea demonstrates itself to be a more mature democracy than the United States.

SaturTabs

Saturday’s Forum

Making Childhood Diseased Again

The anti-vax threat from the incoming administration.

Trump’s Inauguration Invites

He is yet again underscoring what types of world leaders he likes.

A Photo for Friday

“Flight”

Tabs for Thursday

Thursday’s Forum

The Birthright Citizenship Debate

Some discussion of history, politics, and policy.

Mid-Week Tabs

Wednesday’s Forum