Posts by Steven L. Taylor
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a 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
The Coverage of Egypt and the Fundamental Deficiencies of News in the US
The coverage of Egypt shows an over-reliance on pundits and an under-reliance on actual experts.
Egypt and the Limits of US Power
The US has limited influence over events in Egypt–something that recent history should underscore (although not everyone appears to understand this fact).
Escalation in Egypt
The situatution in Egypt continues to escalate as the state strikes back at the prostests.
House Moves to End Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns
The House has voted to repeal the broken system of financing presidential elections.
Taking Requests
Ok, oh scolders, what is it you want us to be blogging about in lieu of discussing a certain Hockey Mom?
New Poll Numbers: Huckabee-Romney-Palin Top the GOP, Obama at 54%
The newest WaPo/ABC News poll numbers.
The Health Care Debate Underscore the Fundamental Problem with the GOP
The current approach of the GOP to health care is not dissimilar to its approach to fiscal policy: not a lot of substance.
Kristol on Palin’s Speech (and Hume on her Presidential Ambitions)
Both Bill Kristol and Brit Hume had interesting observations about Palin’s “blood libel” speech today on FNS.
Poll Shows Palin Speech Helped Her Image (or Did it?)
A poll that came out late last week purports show that Palin’s speech helped her public image. However, if we look at the numbers, that claim is a weak one.
Palin’s Missed Opportunity
Palin’s “blood libel” speech continued to keep here in the conversation about Tucson, and not in a positive way.
Frum on What Palin Should Say
Palin is missing an opportunity in the way she is dealing with the whole target graphic situation.
