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.

How Old Is Too Old To Trick or Treat?

We can all agree that Trump and Biden are over the line. But where is it?

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Stop Trying to Make French Happen

Paris is fighting a losing battle over the prominence of their language.

Biden Is Old and Feeble, Says Old, Feeble Man

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

Matthew Perry, 1969-2023

The actor best known for his role in “Friends” is gone at 54.

Mike Pence Drops Out of Non-Race

The fourth place candidate for second place in the Republican primaries has taken his ball and gone home to Mother.

Israeli Ground Offensive Underway

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

Who The Hell is Dean Phillips?

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

Mike Johnson is Very Religious

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

Saturday’s Forum

‘From the River to the Sea’

When the obvious is controversial.

Romney and the Decline of the GOP

The party’s 2012 nominee is an indicator of how fall it has fallen.

Thursday’s Forum

Speaker Johnson

We finally have a winner. And we’re all losers.

The Toddler Caucus

Sigh.

US-Iran Tensions Escalate

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

Mike Johnson (Who?) for Speaker?

Could the fourth time be the charm?

The Fine Line Between Supporter and Co-Belligerent

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

Tuesday’s Forum

The Faux Haley Boomlet

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.

Squaring the Circle on the Israel-Gaza War

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

Jordan Strikes Out

Three increasingly-embarrassing defeats is all you get, apparently.

A Foreign Policy Election?

A competent leader versus a lunatic would seem an easy choice. Alas.

House GOP Drowning [UPDATED]

In a bathtub?

Swing State Voters Prefer Trump

Bidenomics is dragging Biden’s approval.

Two GOPs

A policy-leaning wing and a political-leaning wing make for an unworkable coalition.

Misleading Headline of the Day

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

Down Goes Jordan! Down Goes Jordan! [Updated]

He’s losing by a bigger margin in Round 2

Will Jim Jordan Bullying Backfire?

Will at least four Republicans have a spine?

Prosecutors to Recharge Alec Baldwin

A bizarre miscarriage of justice.

Biden in Israel in Aftermath of Hospital Explosion

The timing is not auspicious.

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President Biden to Visit Israel

A high-stakes move.

Jim Jordan Wrestling His Way to Speaker [Updated]

The crazies are this close to a complete takeover.

House Leadership Crisis Continues [Updated]

Jim Jordan is trying to bully his way into office. It almost certainly won’t work.

Israel, Hamas, and the Laws of War

It’s . . . complicated.

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Gratuity Porn

Can generosity be wrong?

Ending Hamas

What does “complete victory” look like?

Israeli Strikes Kill Hamas Commander, Women, and Children

Ali Qadhi, who led the terrorist attack on Israel last week, has been killed by the IDF. So have fleeing civilians.

Saturday’s Forum

Israel-Hamas War: To Evacuate or Not?

The choice is between competing disasters.

Scalise Drops Out of Speaker Race. What Now?

The clown show still lacks a ringmaster.

Kari Lake Inevitable Republican Nominee

The Arizona gubernatorial loser is back to lose the Senate.

Israel Forms Unity Government to Avenge Hamas Atrocities

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

Steve Scalise Nominated for Humiliation

McCarthy lost it. Turned in his gavel. You, guy, are number 1.

Disclaimer of the Day

An amusing lede to an exasperating column.

Wednesday’s Forum

Could Kevin McCarthy’s Replacement be . . . Kevin McCarthy?

One of the worst movies in memory may be getting a sequel.

Israel-Hamas War Update

The killing goes on.

One Foreign Policy Crisis at a Time, Please

Our limited attention spans.