Paris + GOP Primary Electorate = ??
We are going to learn a lot about the GOP electorate in the coming weeks.
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
Something to Consider Going Forward
We can draw a rather direct line from the Iraq war to the rise of ISIS.
Carson and Mannatech
Semantics aside, Carson has a clear relationship with a company whose products are nothing but junk science.
Voter ID and Alabama’s Budget Mess
Budget cuts mean it is now harder to get an ID in much of Alabama.
Have we Seen Peak Trump?
Trump remains in the lead, but he has been steadily falling over the month of September. (And this triggers, as these things do, musings about institutions and our party system).
Background on the FARC (and Remembering the FARC’s Terrible, Horrible, no Good, very Bad Year+)
The seeds of the current peace deal date back to 2007-2008 (plus some longer-term background notes).
Major Step Forward for Colombian Peace Process
Peace between the FARC and the Colombian state appears nigh.
78 > 22
If we are gong to assess the significance of Trump, we need to pay attention to the numbers.
