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.

Is Hegseth Toast?

He has to be, right?

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Dance”

Friday’s Forum

Policy is Easy!

Just lie about it.

Another Inexperienced Pick

This time for Secretary of the Navy

A Few More Tariff Thoughts

On “negotiation tactics,” legal pathways, and such.

Happy Thanksgiving Forum!

May you all have a blessed day.

Wednesday’s Forum

Airpods Airpods

Podcast Recommendation

Autocracy in America.

Tuesday with Tabs

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

On Qualification for Cabinet Positions

A general conversation and a lot of specifics about RFK. Jr.

Sunday’s Forum

Thoughts on Hitler, Fascism, Blogging, and This Present Moment

Thinking out loud, as one does.

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Yawn”

Is the Senate “Fighting Back”?

It is too soon to tell.

Friday’s Forum

Gaetz Withdraws

Breaking news.

lego people crowd lego people crowd

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