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.

Tuesday’s Forum

Speaker Stooge

Power is apparently very important.

In Front of Our Noses: Patel’s Challenge Coin

A Punisheresque skull.

AG Monday!

Jim Starlin’s run on Marvel’s Adam Warlock.

King Trump?

I mean, who would even think such a thing?

Criminals or Enemy Combatants?

I guess if we fail to vaporize you, you get treated like a criminial.

A No Kings Field Report

Thoughts and photos from downtown Montgomery, AL.

Saturday’s Forum

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

Senator Mike Lee helps us understand what he means by “a republic, not a democracy.”

A Photo for Friday

“Split the Sky”

If You Don’t Want to be Likened to Nazis…

Don’t talk like one.

Thursday’s Forum

Limitations in the Gerrymandering Wars

Some limits on Democratic pushback

Wednesday’s Forum

Another Partisan Gerrymandering Attempt

This time: North Carolina

Tuesday’s Forum

AG Monday!

No matter where you go, there you are.

Tabby Monday

Bothsiderism is Helping to Kill Democracy

Why is reporting on objective reality so hard?

Meanwhile in North Korea…

Nobel Prize edition.

Land of Delusion

Some recent clips from the administration on Portland.

Sunday’s Forum

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Worst of the Worst Update

Of license plate holders and perfume bottles.

Saturday’s Forum

The Bad Bunny of it All

¡Qué horror!

A Photo for Friday

“Big Mouth”

In Front of Our Noses: Thuggery

By law enforcement.

More Tales from the War Zone

The horror! The horror…

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

In Front of Our Noses: War Zones!

Hyperbole? Dishonesty? Distraction? Fantasy? Too much cable TV?

On Authoritarianism, Competitive and Otherwise

And why I think future presidents will use the powers that Trump has demonstrated exist.

AG Monday!

This week: the 1968 classic, Planet of the Apes!

In Front of Our Noses: Zip-Tying Citizens Just in Case

The Feds raid an apartment building in Chicago.

Has the Constitution Failed?

The reality is, I can’t say no.

Echoes of Mein Kampf

Stephen Miller’s words at the Kirk memorial.

The Argentine Bailout

Brought to you by the “America First” crowd.