Posts by Steven L. Taylor

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

12 Days of Photos: Day 1

A photo from January: “23 Flames in the Dark”

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

From the “You Can’t Make this Stuff Up” File

That time the Nazis made a movie about the Titanic.

McCarthy’s Road to the Speakership

He is so close.

Sunday’s Forum

Saturday’s Forum

Elon “Free Speech Absolutist” Musk

I don’t think that means what he thinks it means.

A Photo for Friday

“Cow Car Comes at Night”

Friday’s Forum

The Grift is the Thing

Trump NFTs: just in time for Xmas.

Speaking of 2024

Trump currently has a comfortable lead.

Americans Want Compromise

Some numbers from an NPR/PBS Marist
poll.

Thursday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

Convoluted Polling

Plus misleading reporting.

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

On Labels and Caucuses

Regarding the newly independent Senator Sinema.

Sunday’s Forum

Whelan, Griner, and the State of Our Politics

Knowing what FNC is likely saying without watching FNC.

A Photo for Friday

“Down the Line”

Thursday’s Forum

GOP Still Failing Trump “Termination” Test

Contrary to a Politico headline, the GOP response to Trump’s anti-constitution talk continues to underwhelm.

Tuesday’s Forum

GOP Continues to Fail the Test

The response to extreme rhetoric from Trump is producing the some old responses.

Trump’s Rhetoric and the GOP’s Test

Spoiler alert: the GOP has already failed this test multiple times.

More Alaskan Politics

And thoughts on party systems more generally.

Saturday’s Forum

Tabs for Friday

Because I really do need to close some of these tabs.

A Photo for Friday

“Becoming Night”

Everybody Needs Some Elbow Room!

A memory of pop culture and its linkage to broader myths about America.

Podcast Recommendation

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday Morning Tabs

Some links to peruse.

Monday’s Forum

The 2024 Democratic Primary Calendar Debate

Democrats meet this week to set the 2024 primary calendar.

A Photo for Sunday

The holiday week of photos from DC comes to a close.

Sunday’s Forum

Ticket Splitting in the 2022 Mid-Term

How much ticket-splitting was there in gubernatorial v. senatorial races this cycle?

On Spurious Majorities and Other Thoughts on Electoral System Critiques

Because sometimes the comment box is just too small.

A Photo for Saturday

The holiday week of photos from DC continues.

Saturday’s Forum