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

“Having a Sip”

TGITabs!

Well, at least it’s Friday…

Speaking of Conspiracy Theories and Their Consequences

Lying about hurricanes and stoking ridiculous theories about weather control are the latest examples.

What Trump’s Election Denialism Hath Wrought

Some direct evidence of the effects.

Thursday’s Forum

Today’s Example of the Endless Grift

Trump Bibles: made in China.

Fascist Bros Have a Laugh

That’s the vibe from Elon and Tucker.

Tabby Tuesday

More of the Grift

P. T. Barnum would be proud.

Mike Johnson’s Cynicism

Confirming who he always has been.

Sunday Morning Tabs

There is a bit of a theme.

Helene and the Election

Will voting be disrupted in parts of GA and NC?

Alabama Marked “Safe” from Ranked-Choice Voting

RCV is now banned in the state.

SaturTabs

Trump’s Xenophobic Lies about Hurricane Relief

This is fascistic rhetoric.

Vance Says Trump Won in 2020

Here’s the video.

Perhaps They Used Jewish Space Lasers?

MTG is at it again.

A Good Jobs Report

More jobs were added than expected.

Dockworkers’ Strike Suspended

A tentative agreement has been reached.

A Photo for Friday

“Bee Seeing You”

Smith’s Newest Filing

More on Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election.

Trump’s Doesn’t Care About US Soldiers

Yet another example.

The Power of the VEEP

Vance is no Mike Pence.

The Devastation in North Carolina

And the grotesqueness of the Trumpian response.

“One Violent Day”

I think we should take Trump seriously and literally.

Monday’s Forum

Sunday Tabs

There is, unfortunately, a bit of a theme.

Sunday’s Forum

So, Is This What “Conservative” Academics Looks Like?

The New College of Florida invites a white supremacist to campus.

Well, at Least it is Probably Right Twice a Day

The grift just keeps on griftin’ along.

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Wing”

Friday’s Forum

It’s the Stupid Racism

Stupid is as stupid does.

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More on the “Undecideds”

The persuadables and the irregulars.

Thursday’s Forum

Nebraska Electoral College Change Thwarted

By one vote.

Wednesday’s Forum