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
Fear and Paranoia in Academia
I have been reading, mostly in passing, a number of pieces about an alleged new climate on college campuses in which students are raising significant complaints due to difficult or emotionally sensitive material. The latest example did not impress me.
Lone Star Lunacy
And some thoughts on how a small number of voters can influence major office-holder behavior.
Stewart’s Guardian Interview
Some observations about Stewart’s interview (and some digression from me–okay, a lot of digression by me).
US-Latin American Relations
Some thoughts on a column by Roger Noriega on the Obama administration and Latin America,
Putting the Civil Rights Movement into Historical Perspective
Thinking about comparative American struggles against tyranny.
Alabama First at Something
Sadly whenever Alabama is first at something (save perhaps in football) it is never for something good.
