Presidents Shape Parties More than Parties Shape Presidents
How party change actually works in the US. Plus more on messaging and organzing.
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.
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.
The Problem of Political Feedback in US Politics
Lack of understanding and poor institutional design=bad political outcomes.
Kakistocracy Update
A minor, yet telling, example of the intellectual maturity of this administration.
Free Speech Warriors Went Down to Riyadh
They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal
Criminals or Enemy Combatants?
I guess if we fail to vaporize you, you get treated like a criminial.
Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud
Senator Mike Lee helps us understand what he means by “a republic, not a democracy.”
