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
Bolton Cites the Monroe Doctrine Regarding Venezuela
He conjures the imperialist past with such comments (and he doesn’t even use the term correctly).
A Photo for Friday (on Sunday): “Serendipity”
I missed Friday, so here’s a later entry as the weekend wanes.
More State of Emergency Context
The NYT has a useful classification of previous declarations (which does show the odd nature of Trump’s wall declaration).
Some Context for Presidential “Emergency Powers”
There is a bit of a disjuncture between the terminology and the reality (but that does not excuse Trump’s current actions).
Let’s Talk about Venezuela
Having two presidents sounds like a terrible sitcom idea. In reality, the situation is just plain terrible.
Bernie is Doomed
Bernie Sanders is likely to run for the Democratic nomination, but it won’t be like 2016.
Party Trumps Institutional Separation
Don’t expect the Congress (i.e., the Senate) to pull us out of this shutdown mess.
More Border Wall Numbers
Border states/districts are not as pro-wall as presidential rhetoric might make you think.
FBI Wondered if Trump was Working for Russia
The firing of Comey raised serious concerns in the Bureau.
Terrorist Crossings and the Wall
Terrorists aren’t walking across the desert to get here. Flying is so much easier.
Trump Gives Weird History Lesson on Afghanistan and Russia
It is sincerely disturbing that the POTUS has this level of understanding of history and foreign policy.
