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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.

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  1. charontwo's avatar charontwo says:

    Russia is finding it hard to supply Crimea. Not so good for Russia’s war effort or civilian morale (Russians like to vacation in Crimea, long gas lines there not so much).

    Phillips Obrien

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  2. drj's avatar drj says:

    Say what you will about Greta Thunberg, but she certainly has a way with words:

    My initial thought was to give you a one-way ticket to The Hague as a birthday gift, but that comment would probably go above your head. I will instead give you a can of alphabet soup; the sentences you poop out will be more coherent than anything you have ever said. Now you can finally take part in meaningful public discourse.

    The sad part, unfortunately, is that Trump’s acolytes don’t even care about coherence. They want displays of dominance instead. Which – fair is fair – is what you get with the guy. (If you care more about the displays than the actual dominance, that is.)

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  3. Kathy's avatar Kathy says:

    I’ve synced the last cloud files, copied files not stored in the cloud (I’ve my reasons), and there’s no earthly reason why I can’t set up the new laptop and bid farewell to my old PC.

    Except I need to move the resurrected Vista PC elsewhere to make room, and I’m apprehensive about using the old all in one PC as a monitor, and I’m supposed to be on vacation, and I find procrastination far easier than all that.

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  4. CSK's avatar CSK says:

    `It just occurred to me that Stephen Miller looks like Count Orlok in Nosferatu.

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  5. CSK's avatar CSK says:

    `It just occurred to me that Stephen Miller looks like Count Orlok in Nosferatu.

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  6. Slugger's avatar Slugger says:

    Right now it’s almost 3:00 am in Tehran. Is there an agreement ready for signatures in our war?

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  7. Kathy's avatar Kathy says:

    I’m almost tempted to call it deal and no deal.

    remember the $1.7 billion or so in frozen assets transferred to Iran under the JCPOA? El Taco is unfreezing $12 or so billions.

    Pallets of cash.

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  8. gVOR10's avatar gVOR10 says:

    @CSK: People have been posting pics of them side by side. But I prefer LGM’s recurring comparison to Joseph Goebbels.

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  9. charontwo's avatar charontwo says:

    @gVOR10:

    But I prefer LGM’s recurring comparison to Joseph Goebbels.

    I have never liked that comparison, which is based mostly on physical appearance. I see the correct model, based on job function, is the SS boss Heinrich Himmler.

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