Posts by Steven L. Taylor

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

The Scourge that is in-Person Voter Fraud

The numbers are shocking!

Italian Senate Reform?

Institutional reform does take place in other democracies.

An Amazing Video (King and the Dreamers Edition)

Legality and justice are not always in synch.

Competitive House Districts: A Rarity

Our non-competitive political system.

Immigration Legislation: Veto Players in Action

The current immigration debate is yet another great example of how our system works (so to speak).

Some Observations about Common Core

Just some things to consider about Common Core standards.

Presidents and Prime Ministers

More on instiutional design.

Institutional Design and Governance

A piece at Foreign Policy provides a chance to give some thought to institutions.

Ingraham’s Immigration Policy Prescriptions

Discussions about immigration policy are, unfortunately, very much like Groundhog Day.

A Quick Note on Voters (MS Primary Edition)

Parties do not own voters, and the job of campaigns is to attract voters.

Colombia’s Presidential Elections

Looking back at the first round and forward to the second.

The Anti-Federalist Impulse

Many who speak with great passion about the Constitution rather frequently make anti-Federalist arguments.

More on Moore

The line “don’t know much about history” comes to mind.

The Government-Liberty Connection: Hobbes

An ongoing set of considerations on the relationship between liberty and government.

The Government-Liberty Connection: Looking to the Founding Documents

The “Founders” founded a government and the “Framers” were framing the basic structure thereof. This should be obvious.

The Basics of Federal Land Ownership in Two Maps

How did the west become part of the US?

The Bundy Video

Cliven Bundy on Race

Not only does the headline-making rancher have unique views on the nature of both grazing fees and the federal government, he has some positively retro (to use a kind word) views on race.