Posts by Steven L. Taylor
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor 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.
It’s Always Been About the Bigotry
The renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk is a prominent illustration.
Stop Conflating Elite Schools with All Schools!
A plea to the mass media and anyone else who is guilty.
In Front of Our Noses: Attacking Cultural Institutions
In classic dictatorial moves, Trump wants to influence art and culture.
Joni Ernst and the Ongoing Devolution of the GOP
One for the pantheon of utterly terrible public non-apology “apologies.”
In Front of our Noses: Dictatorial Claims
Keeping a running list of examples of the dishonesty, unreality, poor governance, and authoritarianism of the Trump administration.
Trump Shouldn’t be President
He is either too dishonest or too stupid to hold the office (or, you know, both).
