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

Fidel Votes

Socialism Watch

Fake Space Monkey?

Immigration Trends

Further Evidence Limbaugh Should be Ignored on Immigration

Really, more evidence he should be ignored in general.

Coca, Cocaine, and Cola

Plus some thoughts on prohibitionist policies (because sometimes a Quick Pick grows in the making).

How Liberal is President Obama?

Looking at the data? Not very.

Polarization in the Congress

Congress is historically polarized.

Kucinich on Fox

Guns and Preventing Tyranny

The notion that guns prevent tyranny is based on fantasy and movies, not reality.

FARC Ceasefire Deadline on the Horizon

The negotiations continue.

Understanding how Congress Works

(As well as party behavior).

The Year in Memes

Institutions Matter: Just Look at the Congress

Representative democracy is a process of delegation of power to agents who act on behalf of citizens. The process of delegation matters.

Governing Requires Compromise

There are factions of the American right that really need to understand this.