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.
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Two Tweets

The politics of humiliation and gaslighting.

Matthew Whitaker as NATO Ambassador

Stop me if you have heard this before, but he is unqualified for the job.

More Bad Appointments

Not Gaetz and Hegseth bad, but still, pretty bad.

Performative Bigotry in the House

Nancy Mace edition.

A Reminder About Hitler Comparisons

And, more broadly, about the normalization of Trump

Tuesday’s Forum

The Cognitive Dissonance of It All

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

Monday’s Forum

Sunday’s Forum

SaturTabs

Saturday’s Forum

Friday Tabs

Cabinet appointments edition.

A Photo for Friday

“In the Groove”

Friday’s Forum

RFK, Jr. to HHS

Thursday’s Forum

Gabbard as DNI

The ludicrous appointments keep coming.

Gaetz as AG

An indefensible choice.

Some Hegseth Clips

“Fox & Friends Weekend” Host for SECDEF

No, I am not kidding.

Noem to DHS

A pattern is emerging in Trump’s appointments.

A Note on the Scale of the Democrat’s Loss

Some sense of proportion would be nice.

Tuesday Tabs

Tuesday’s Forum

“One Weird Trick” Election Takes

Plus some discussion of identity politics.

The First Trump Term, Economic Indicators Edition

Some comparative data.

Sunday’s Forum

Election Post-Mortem Silliness

It’s Liz Cheney’s fault!

Trump’s Ukraine Position Starts to Emerge

It sounds the same in the original Russian.

Saturday’s Forum

Friday Night OTB

Another List

Putting down markers for future reference.

[Voter Fraud Graphic] [Voter Fraud Graphic]

Because it was Always a Lie

Trump’s voter fraud allegations have melted away.

A Photo for Friday

“Winging It”

Don’t be a Troll

A reminder (and a warning).

Comparative Incumbencies

The US was not exceptional.

What Explains a Trump Win?

Also: don’t forget a lot of people also voted against him.

Thursday’s Forum

Day After Tabs

The List

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

The Day After Forum

A Dearth of Democratic Competition

Not a lot of true competition on my ballot in Alabama.

Rationalizing All of This Must be Exhausting

I really do not want four more years of parsing this stuff.

Election Day Tabs