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

A Photo for Friday

“Pirate’s Alley”

Friday’s Forum

Line of the Day

Cable news v. court edition.

Thursday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

Voting Alone is Not Democracy

Putin provides an example for a Politics 101 class.

Sunday’s Forum

It’s not Illegal if the President Thinks it

If you haven’t actually seen the clip, here you go.

A Photo for Friday

“Shadows and Shapes”

Friday’s Forum

Thursday’s Forum

Russia Curtails Air Travel for Military Aged Males

As one does when one is confident of one’s policy choices.

Democracy Scholars for Proportional Representation

A lot of folks who study democracy have sent an open letter to Congress.

Wednesday’s Forum

Tuesday’s Forum

Sunday’s Forum

Saturday Afternoon Funnies

A song and some passing thoughts on supermarket tabloids.

“Illegal” v. “Undocumented”

Wherein I take issue with a charactization made by Tom Nichols and discuss the politics of language.

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Snack Time”

Friday’s Forum

DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard Stunt

This is just playing crass political games with human beings.

Thursday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

Tuesday Tabs and Takes

Some stories and passing comments.

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

Roberts and the Court’s Legitimacy

Roberts may not like it, but SCOTUS is political and does have a legitimacy problem.

Sunday’s Forum

Kobach Quits “We Build the Wall” Board

And a reminder about Bannon’s wall grift.

Saturday’s Forum

Two Great Charles-Related Tweets

You all aren’t getting any serious writing out of me today, obviously.

I Question King Charles III’s Decision-making

I mean, his very first decision…

A Photo for Friday

“Eye”

Friday’s Forum

Thursday’s Forum

Tuesday’s Forum

Another Example of the Competition Narrative

Focusing just on a given election is missing the big picture.

Labor Day Forum

Sunday’s Forum

N=1 Means, Well, Not a Lot

No one should draw conclusions about RCV from the AK special election.

A Photo for Friday

“Afternoon Stroll”

Friday’s Forum

Palin Loses AK Special Election

A Democrat will hold the seat until January at least.

Walker has 2-Point in Edge in GA Senate Poll

Partisanship may overcome poor candidate quality.