Steven L. Taylor - Liberal Currents

The Third Red Scare

“Antifa” serves much the same function today that “Bolshevik” did a century ago.

Luke Baumgartner Aug 3, 2026

Weekly Roundup

Headwaters: July 25–August 1, 2026

Looking at what’s just behind us in preparation for the week ahead.

Jason Briggeman Aug 2, 2026

Neon Liberalism

Sovereign Citizens with Badges? (Neon Liberalism #84, with Jessica Pishko)

So-called "constitutional sheriffs" are spreading across the country.

Samantha Hancox-Li, Jessica Pishko Aug 1, 2026

Steven L. Taylor is a professor emeritus of political science at Troy University who writes on matters of democratic institutional design, parties, and elections in a comparative framework.

3 articles

Is the United States of America a Republic, and Not a Democracy?

Putting a meaningless distinction to bed.

Steven L. Taylor Jul 2, 2026

Primary Lessons

Primaries shape our politics more profoundly than we often notice.

Steven L. Taylor Jun 26, 2026

Lessons from the Redistricting Wars

Gerrymandering is just tweaking a bad system at the margins.

Steven L. Taylor May 4, 2026