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

“Giants in the Distance”

Friday’s Forum

Inflation Heading Upward

More signs of flaws in the Trump economy.

Bad Leadership on Display

Trump’s response to the Kirk assassination is to try and further divide us.

Thursday’s Forum

TAMU Follow-Up: Professor Fired

And let’s look at the catalog, shall we?

Wednesday’s Forum

Texas A&M Dean and Department Head Removed over Faculty Member Teaching about Gender

A student, her cell phone, and yet more authoritarianism in contemporary America.

Tuesday’s Forum

AG Monday!

This week: DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earth’s

Monday’s Forum

In Front of Our Noses: Celebrating an Insurrectionist

Air Force honors for Ashli Babbitt.

FAFO: GOP & RFK, Jr.

E-I-E-I-O

Who Gets Fired Now?

The August jobs report was not good.

Saturday’s Forum

On Gulfs and War

Sand in the sheets of civil society.

A Photo for Friday

“Breakout”

Friday’s Forum

More on the Attack in the Caribbean

It is unusual and a problem.

Thursday’s Forum

US Blows Alleged Drug Smuggling Boat Out of the Water

Who needs due process when you have drones?

ICE Trucks

Don’t confuse them with the ice cream man.

Speaking of Propaganda…

Stephen Miller and Fox News.

In Front of Our Nose: Lies and Propaganda

Secretary Noem strikes again.

Tuesday’s Forum

AG Monday

This week Steven and Tom discuss and debate fan service.

Labor Day Forum

A Reminder

Kindness goes a long way.

TGI Tabs

A Photo for Friday

“Krog Street Tunnel”

A Way Authoritarianism Spreads

Following the Dear Leader.

Some Comparative Video

Since I was thinking about 2016

But, Her Emails…

Allegations that DOGE put Social Security info on an unsecured server.

Beyond Parody

If any other president…

“Homeless” v. “Unhoused”

The politics of words.

AG Monday!

This week, series one of the British cult classic, Blake’s 7!

Speaking of Messaging…

A list of words and who actually uses them!

A Core Problem of American Politics

The disconnect between perception and reality about elections.