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.

Wednesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday Saturday

“Soft and Sharp”

Thursday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

Tabs for a Lazy Sunday Afternoon

An unusual all non-politics edition.

Sunday’s Forum

Thoughts on the US Presidential Primary System

The system isn’t very good.

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Sunset in the San Diego Bay”

US Capitol Rotunda US Capitol Rotunda

A Footnote to the McCarthy Resignation

McHenry has no more terms to give to his country.

The Last of the Young Guns

We won’t have Kevin to kick around any more.

Tuesday’s Forum

DeLusional

The headline wrote itself.

A Photo for Friday (Returns to Saturday)

“Up from the Mine”

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

Sunday Tabs

Sunday’s Forum

This is Fascistic

Another sad data point about current politics.

Dean Phillips to Focus on White House Bid, Will not Seek Re-election to House

More importantly, comments on challenges to incumbent presidents.

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Ready to Fly”

FPTP v. PR

A T-Day Illustration.

I Guess He Will Back Down

Turns out there is an easy way out.

This Economic Moment

Continued disjunctures between perceptions and the indicators.

Wednesday’s Forum

Tuesday’s Forum

On the Median Voter

A David Brooks column inspires some thoughts.

Sunday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Stark”

Friday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

Tabo Tuesday

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

Trump Calls Political Rivals “Vermin” and Seeks to “Root Out” the “Threat from Within”

Leading candidate for Republican nomination deploys eliminationist rhetoric in Veteran’s Day speech.

Sunday’s Forum

Speaking of the Economy…

…and the perceptions thereof.

Tabs/Takes

A Photo for Friday

“Afloat”