Posts by James Joyner

James Joyner
About James Joyner
James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm veteran. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.

Student Debt Relief is Expensive

A proposed $10,000 writeup would cost more than $300,000,000,000.

Masking and Endemic COVID

Most Americans are choosing to live a normal life in abnormal times.

Kevin Drum’s 20th Blogiversary

One of the OG blog pundits has reached a big milestone.

David Kay, 1940-2022

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.

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Reshoring American Jobs?

After decades of exporting American jobs, corporations are bringing them home.

Monday’s Forum

Social Justice the New Religion?

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Constitution

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

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Gas Prices and Pay Raises

The most consumer-visible commodity is down for the 67th consecutive day.

American Ideological Self-Identification

“Moderate” is up, “Liberal” is down, and “Conservative” is static. What does it mean?

Japanese Government: Drink More Sake!

When you tax sin, you need more of it.

Private vs Public Opinion

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

Liz Cheney Walloped in Primary

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

Myths of Presidential Impunity

While enormous, the commander-in-chief’s control over state secrets is not absolute.

Streaming Service Consolidation

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

Mar A Lago Mar A Lago

Politics, Law, and the Mar-a-Lago Search

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

Democrats Betting Big on Abortion

They’re spending millions on issue ads in the wake of Dobbs.

Dem Congresswoman: Biden Not Running

Psst. Don’t tell anyone.

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Inflation Reduction Act Doesn’t Reduce Inflation?!

A bill that was never about the thing it’s called doesn’t do that thing.

Dems in Midterms: You’re Saying There’s a Chance?

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.

Doug Mataconis

His final resting place pays tribute to his love of OTB and the Yankees.

Saturday’s Forum

CDC Loosens COVID Guidelines

The leading public health agency no longer recommends doing things people had already stopped doing.

Prosecuting Trump for Mishandling Classified Materials

It’s complicated, hard to prove, and politically fraught.

Thursday’s Forum

‘Don’t Tread on Me’ License Plates

States are sponsoring an increasingly controversial image.

Gas Prices Falling Rapidly

The U.S. average is under $4 for the first time in months.

Is Biden Hiring 87,000 New IRS Agents? Not Exactly.

A new meme started by Republican leaders is mostly false.

David McCullough, 1933-2022

A great American author is gone at 89.

FBI Raids Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

Liz Cheney’s Future

She’ll almost certainly be out of a job in January. Then what?

Michael Langley Becomes Marines’ First Black 4-Star General

A major milestone has been reached.

Feelings Don’t Care About Facts

“America can survive the demagogues themselves, it’s their audience that will kill us.”

Sunday’s Forum

Libraries and Book Banning

How much say should the community have in what’s included?

Texas and Arizona Bussing Migrants to DC and NYC

A cruel and insidious ‘solution’ to the border problem.

FBI’s Sham Kavanaugh Investigation

Some 4500 tip line reports were simply turned over to the White House and not investigated further.

Friday’s Forum

Pelosi’s Ill-Advised Taiwan Visit

The Speaker’s trip was reckless, needlessly escalating an already tense situation.

Democrats Funding MAGA Primary Candidates

Hardball politics or dirty pool?

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Coming IRS Crackdown?

The Schumer-Manchin compromise includes a massive increase in the tax collection budget.

Bill Russell, 1934-2022

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

First Capitol Rioter to Go to Trial Gets 7 Years

A loudmouth III%er cried like a baby during his sentencing.

U.S. Kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda Founder and Leader

A precision drone strike on a balcony in Kabul took out a longtime nemesis.

Learning From Joe Manchin

Has the frustrating process of securing his vote taught Democrats anything?

Democrats Punt on Primary Order

They’re going to wait until after the midterms to decide whether Iowa and New Hampshire stay at the front of the line.

Prince Charles Charity Accepted £1m from Bin Laden Family

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

Russia’s Absurd Demands for Griner and Whalen Release

Moscow is playing a very strange game.