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
Third Party Fantasies
The latest entry in the unity third party presidential candidate genre is just as bad as they always are.
About that New Jersey Plan…
An argument against “bothersiderism” in this case and, yet again, noting the problem with single seat districts.
Walker Defends Curtailing Evers as he Exits
On the way out the door, Scott Walker signed a bill to take powers away from his successor (and demonstrated a lack of understanding of Venn diagrams).
The Basic Democratic Problem in Wisconsin
Current attempts to take power away from the state executive branch illustrates a lot of what I have been writing about for years.
The Trump Doctrine
It isn’t about foreign policy, it is about self-serving manipulation of the public.
More on Questioning Electoral Outcomes
Yes, there can be real problems with election activities, but that does not excuse POTUS’ lies about fraud.
The Dangers of Attacks on Legitimate Voting Processes
Trump, Scott, and their allies are not doing America any favors.
More Xenophobia from POTUS
On Wednesday Trump tweeted out a crass, dishonest ad in hopes of leveraging fear and racism as a political tool.
Huckabee-Sanders calls Trump 2016 Win “an overwhelming majority”; That is not True
Is it too much to ask for truth about basic facts from the White House Press Secretary?
Rural v. Urban Representation and the Quality of Democracy
Minority rule and self-reinforcing cleavages are not a a healthy combination.
Democracy and Institutional Design III: Towards a More Complex Discussion of Democracy
Part III is here (a lot sooner than Part II was).
Democracy and Institutional Design II: A (Very) Basic Definition of Democracy
The second installment of a seemingly forgotten series.
Rounding up post-Kavanaugh Thoughts
Thoughts that have been bouncing around in my head for over a week.
Historical Perspective on SCOTUS Nominations
Despite what seems to be the prevailing mythos, most nominations fights are nothing like the current one.
Bork 2.0?
The Bork hearings have come up in the context of the Kavanaugh confirmation, Some thoughts ensue.
We are not Seeing a Soft Coup in the Trump Admininstration
As problematic as some of what we know about the internal workings of the White House may be, it isn’t a coup.
“Subtract [Trump] from that equation…the numbers go up dramatically.”
As I have repeatedly noted: Trump is the leader of the Republican Party.
