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
Mitt Romney: Defender of the Free Market
To the shock of no one, Mitt Romney announced his bid for the GOP presidential nomination today.
One of the Many Problems of the Health Care Debate
We need to stop talking as if the Medicare debate is a question of the Ryan Plan v. the Status Quo.
The Towering Power of Saul Alinsky in American Political Science
Despite recent obsession with him, Saul Alinsky’s work has not garnered much attention from political scientists.
Palin and the Press: Symbiosis Defined
Palin and the press are in mutual love, despite protestations to the contrary.
The End of an Era: The Dying Days of Film
Film sales are down to 20 million rolls from nearly a billion in 2000.
What Exactly are the 1967 Borders?
I get the impression that a lot of people don’t even know what “the 1967 borders” are or why they tend to be considered the logical point of departure for any type of peace negotiations.
2012 isn’t 1980, Either
Comparing Obama to Carter on foreign policy (especially in terms of electoral politics) doesn’t make sense.
A Salient Fact About US-Israeli Relations (Several Billion, in Fact)
The US-Israeli relationship is not one of equals.
When Fiction Presages Reality: Musings on Gingrich
Newt is looking a bit toasty to me (not that that is a surprising position to take).
