Posts by 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.
Nonhierarchical Parties in Action
Why blaming “the Democrats” or even “leadership” ignores a basic fact of American politics.
Presidents Shape Parties More than Parties Shape Presidents
How party change actually works in the US. Plus more on messaging and organzing.
Ezra Klein is Looking for Change in the Wrong Places
We need to be focused on the system, not fantasies about messages and organization.
Meanwhile, in North Korea…
Lies about past White House upgrades. It all start with Jesse Waters, but also heads to the op/ed pages of the NYT and WaPo.
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