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.

David Crosby, 1941-2023

The folk rock legend is gone at 81.

Alec Baldwin Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter

At what point does negligence become a crime?

Debt Limit Will Be Reached Today!

The infuriating fight to authorize spending already-allocated money is back.

America’s Slow Escalation in Ukraine

The Biden administration is slowly ratcheting up the aid package.

Next Joint Chiefs Chairman

The Marine and Air Force chiefs appear to be the top candidates.

Did Biden Pull a Fast One on Immigration?

A modest regulatory change may have a big impact.

Tuesday’s Forum

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Colleges Fear Affirmative Action’s Demise

A pending Supreme Court ruling could be more impactful than many realize.

NYC Mayor Goes to El Paso to Rail Against Illegal Immigration

Eric Adams is begging for the Federal Government for relief.

Biden’s Documents vs Trump’s

One of these is not like the other.

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Re-Regulating the Airlines?

Constant flight delays and other frustrations require a solution.

Saturday’s Forum

Japan’s Shift to Robust Military Ally

A more dangerous world is changing the relationship.

Biden Document Probe Gets Serious

A second stash has led to a special counsel and political embarrassment.

Matt Yglesias’ Return to His Roots

The one-time Juiceboxer is still annoying the mainstream media.

Jeff Beck, 1944-2023

A legendary guitarist is gone at 78.

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Turkey Sending Banned Munitions to Ukraine

A controversial artillery round is being used effectively against Russian forces.

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Biden Coming for Your Stove!

“Cooking with gas” could become a thing of the past. But it probably won’t.

Katie Porter Running for Feinstein’s Seat While She’s Still in It

The race is on before the 89-year-old has announced her intentions.

Blake Hounshell, 1978-2023

A brilliant journalist is gone at 44.

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Biden’s Classified Documents!

Just like Trump’s except for every important detail.

Bernard Kalb, 1922-2023

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Brazil’s Presidential Palace, Congress, and Supreme Court

Latin America’s answer to Donald Trump has his own insurrection attempt.

Roman Concrete Healed Itself

Why millenia-old concrete outlasts its modern version.

Electric Vehicles and Cold Weather

A big problem with a simple solution.

America Becoming More Rural

A new Census definition has changed classifications slightly. It doesn’t go nearly far enough.

Partisan News Easier to Read!

Another reason so many get their information from biased outlets.

Spineless Coward Elected Speaker

After 15 votes and innumerable concessions, Kevin McCarthy is nominally in charge of the House of Representatives.

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Homeless Sweeps are Costly, Ineffective, and Immoral

Cities across the United States are taking the wrong approach to a crisis.

State Department to Spell Turkiye ‘Turkiye’

The US Government has reluctantly decided to spell an ally’s name they way they prefer.

Debbie Stabenow Retiring

The Michigan Senator’s stepping down at a reasonable age shocked everyone.

FTC Wants to Ban Noncompete Clauses

A proposed rule would increase the freedom of a huge segment of the labor force.

The Chaos is the Point

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

GOP Clown Show Continues

After two days of futility, a deal is coming together to make futility permanent.

The GOP Clown Show

Just when you thought they couldn’t get more incompetent.

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India May Have Passed China as World’s Most Populous Country

If it hasn’t happened already, it soon will.

Donahoe Allowed to Retire

The Army has done the right thing the wrong way.

28% Personally Know Someone Who Died From COVID Vaccines

More than a quarter of Americans know something that isn’t true.

Zealots and Pluralists

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

Republican ‘Hardliners’ Are Idiots

Castrating their party’s Speaker is not smart politics.

U.S. Government’s Woke Training!

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!

Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever to Lose $200 Billion

But did he ever really have it?

Barbara Walters, 1929-2022

The trailblazing television interviewer is gone at 93.

Joseph Ratzinger, 1927-2022

The Pope Emeritus has died at 95.

Punishment for Acquitted Conduct

The Supreme Court may revisit a controversial criminal justice ruling.

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Ukraine War: No End In Sight

Russia is humiliated but not defeated. Ukraine is winning but at a very high price.

Keeping Up Foreign Relations

United States and People’s Republic of China forces are playing a dangerous game.

Pelé, 1940-2022

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

Buttigieg Responsible for Flight Delays?

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

The Perfect President

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.