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

Thoughts on Partisan Cues and Filters

Thoughts on how we think.

Vaccines v. Monoclonal Antibodies

The difference is politics, not reason.

More Deaths than Births in Alabama in 2020

I wonder what the cause was? It sounds pretty serious.

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Contemplation”

Friday’s Forum

Did a US Drone Kill an NGO Worker?

A video that is worth your time.

Wednesday’s Forum

Kudos to Dan Quayle

Betcha didn’t expect that headline.

A Thousand Words on Vaccines

Sigh.

More on ICU Beds in the South

Policy matters.

Tuesday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Manhattan”

Keeping the Voter Fraud Flames Burning

This time in the CA recall.

Thursday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

Quick Hits

Misc. stories worth noting, but that I don’t have time to write about.

Tuesday’s Forum

Labor Day Forum

More on Standing

Some Notes on the Ruling and the Dissents in the Texas Abortion case

A few observations on Whole Woman’s Health, et al., Applicants v. Austin Reeve Jackson, Judge, et al.

Sunday’s Forum

On Civil Enforcement and Bounties

Regardless of one’s views on abortion, the enforcement provision in the new Texas law should be concerning.

Saturday’s Forum

A Photo for Friday

“Dancing on a Highwire”

Polling Favorable to Newsom in CA

It is closer than Newsom might want, but the numbers are favorable to him.

Thursday’s Forum

Wednesday’s Forum

The CA Recall

The system is not defensible.

Covid Quick Links

Stories from the ongoing pandemic.

A Photo for Friday

“Innerspace”

DeSantis’ Gall, Obfuscation, and Dishonesty

As the pandemic’s effects continue to worsen in Florida, DeSantis continues to play the worst kind of politics.

Wednesday Forum

Some Additional Readings on Hungary (Tab Clearing)

For anyone who might be interested.

Covid Quick Hits

News of the ongoing pandemic.

Ivermectin and Irresponsible Infotainment

Sound decisions require sound reporting.

A Photo for Friday

“Felix”