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

Some Good News on Omicron?

We’ll take what we can get.

Thursday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

Tuesday’s Forum

Some Tabs

Some tabs plus some tabs equals some tabs.

Monday’s Forum

Boxing Day Forum

We don’t know what it is, either.

A Merry Christmas Forum

A Merry Christmas from OTB to you!

Abbott and the Border Wall

The governor of Texas vows to finish what Trump started.

Christmas Eve Tabs

Gotta make space for all the new tabs that we are going to get for Christmas!

A Festivus for the Rest of Us Forum

Let the grievances be aired.

Covid Quick-Hits

Wednesday’s Forum

On the Number of Parties 3: More Sophisticated Counting

The effective number of parties.

Tab Clearing Tuesday

Misc. stories for your enjoyment.

Tuesday’s Forum

On the Number of Parties 2: Basic Counting, Part 2

This time: some multi-party examples.

Podcast Recommendation

Arend Lijphart on the “Peaceful Political Revolution in America” podcast.

Monday’s Forum

Omicron and the Vaccines

Modern and Pfizer are your best bets, but most of the world has had other vaccines.

Washington State Senator Dies of Covid-19

Opponent of vaccine mandates succumbs to Covid-19.

Saturday’s Forum

On the Number of Parties 1: Basic Counting, Part 1

Counting is not necessarily as straightforward as it may seem.

End of the Week Tabs

Some stories of possible interest.

A Photo for Friday

“Yellow”

Friday’s Forum

Thursday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

A Quote to Ponder

A somber thought about this present moment.

Tuesday’s Forum

Revisiting Stacey Abrams’ Nonconcession

Assessing her actions in 2018 in light of 2020 and onward.

Chris Wallace Leaving Fox News

He is heading to CNN+

Back to Court Expansion

Two members of the presidential commission reach the conclusion that expansion is needed.

Speaking of the Poor State of American Democracy

Look no further than the Georgia GOP primary for governor.

Sunday’s Forum

Single-Seat Districts are a Huge Problem

Politicians controlling lines control voters (instead of voters controlling politicians).

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Urban Gallery”

Friday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

Tuesday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“The Old Roundhouse”

A Republic, not a Constitutional Monarchy

Barbados provides an illustration of a frequently misunderstood concept.

Thursday’s Forum

Tuesday MorningTabs

Gotta clear them all.