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
Sinema’s Misunderstanding of the Senate (and of Basic Politics)
The post really isn’t about Sinema as much as it about a theory of poltiics.
Texas Democrats Deny Quorum, Delay Elections Bill
A special session looms. (And how this is not like the filibuster in the US Senate).
Counterpoint: The 6 January Commission and the Filibuster
I think this underscores the problem with the 60-vote requirement.
