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.

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

The J6 Filter

A disturbing loyalty test.

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday Tabs

Yoon Escapes First Attempt at Impeachment

But reports are he will leave office “early.”

On Fentanyl and the Border

Spoiler: tariff threats and other “one weird trick” approaches won’t work.

Pearl Harbor Day Forum

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!

How Should We Talk about Trump?

And who is “we”?

A Photo for Friday

“Autumnal Flight”

Thursday’s Forum

South Korea Update

Wednesday’s Forum

Recent South Korean Elections

Some context.

Tabby Tueday

Tuesday’s Forum

More Tariff Threats

Trump is like a child with a new toy.

Nichols on Patel, et al.

Some quotes to ponder.

Kash Patel to the FBI

Speaking of inexperienced cronies…

Charles Kushner Nominated to be Ambassador to France

The high character picks keep coming.