Tabs to Start the Week
Steven L. Taylor
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Monday, April 20, 2026
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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).
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Patel says he’s suing The Atlantic over that article.
@CSK: Ka$h is following the Trump Playbook – counter every (very likely to be true) allegation with a threat to sue, hoping the medium reporting the allegation will run away, hysterically begging for forgiveness. Trump should have long ago been declared a vexatious litigator based on his voluminous filing of frivolous lawsuits….lawsuits that waste the time of the court, and cost the defendant legal expenses. Patel wants to get Daddy’s approval and, as the Atlantic report documented, is in dreadful fear of being fired.
@Charley in Cleveland:
Remember when Trump said he loved suing writers because it only cost him a few dollars and bankrupted them?
@CSK:
I suspect that the Atlantic’s attorneys will be licking their lips about deposing Patel’s associates about his behavior.
How are you doing?