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.

One of Last Ties to Slavery Passes at 90

Possibly the last child of an American enslaved person has died.

Midterm Polls Shifting Republican

The race is returning to expectation.

Liz Truss Resigns

She is the shortest-tenured Prime Minister in British history.

Democracy and ZIP Codes

The rules for voting in America vary widely.

Trump Perjured Himself

The former President knowingly signed a false affidavit in support of the Big Lie.

Thursday’s Forum

Inflation Changes Tax Brackets, Deductions, and Thresholds

The largest adjustment since the tax code was indexed in 1985.

Mastriano Under Fire From Colleagues and Mentors

A former dissertation advisor and two Army War College professors are speaking out against the gubernatorial candidate.

The ‘Crime of the Century’ Didn’t Happen

Three-and-a-half years and almost 6 million tax dollars have produced nothing.

Retired Flag Officers Cashing In As Foreign Agents

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

The Depth of US Support to Ukraine

The collaboration has been even more robust than advertised.

SCOTUS Declines to Declare American Samoans Citizens

The court, rightly, punted the issue to Congress and local leaders.

Tuesday’s Forum

Biden Adopts Trump’s Immigration Policy

He’s using a tool he denounced as cruel to deal with a humanitarian crisis.

Liz Truss Already On the Way Out?

The Brits may soon have yet another Conservative PM.

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Economists Expect Recession Created By Economists

The Fed is expected to stall the economy to fight inflation.

The January 6 Hearings Are Over. Now What?

The investigation produced mounds of evidence. Will it matter?

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Russia Resorting to Brutality Because They Lack Precision Weapons

They’re hitting civilian targets partly because they can’t hit military ones.

Trump Subpoenaed by January 6 Committee

A dramatic if likely symbolic move.

Escalating the China Trade War

Biden is following Trump’s lead but doing it more competently.

2022 Won’t Be Another 1866

Hope is not a COA.

Twitter, Generals, and the Limits of Public Discourse

In the weeds of civil-military relations.

Tuesday’s Forum

Russia Bombing Civilian Sites Across Ukraine

Putin is committing war crimes in retaliation for an attack on a legitimate military target.

Columbus Day Forum

Four Seats

31 of the 35 Senate races next month are noncompetititve.

A Spotify for News

Publishers and consumers want very different business models.

Ukraine Openly Mocking Russia

Things are not going well in the special military operation.

Supreme Court Demographics

The class photo has changed.

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Democratic Local News Network

Fifty-plus “local” news outlets are a front for David Brock and company.

The High Price of Politicizing COVID

Republicans have died at a far higher rate than Democrats.

Ben Sasse to Leave Senate to Become Florida President

The Nebraska Republican got an offer he can’t refuse.

Thursday’s Forum

Putin’s Nuclear Gambit

The threat is not idle and the options for responding are not good.

Loretta Lynn, 1932-2022

A country music icon is gone at 90.

Legendary Chemist Fired for Being a Hard Grader

A complicated case out of NYU.

Tuesday’s Forum

Supreme Court Poised to Upend Everything

The term that kicks off today could undermine our entire system of government.

Regime Change in Russia?

Can the unsustainable be sustained?

The Florida Fantasy Meets Hard Reality

How a hideous, diabolical, pestilential, God-abandoned hellhole became our 3rd largest state.

Abrams Loses Suit Over 2018 Election

Georgia Republicans didn’t violate the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act.

Putin’s Desperate Gambit

A phony annexation doesn’t hide that he’s badly losing his illegal war.

Insuring Against the Inevitable

Hurricane Ian renews some perennial questions about recovering from natural disasters.

Bill Plante, 1938-2022

The veteran newsman is gone at 84.

America’s Woeful Defense Industrial Capacity

Eighteen HIMARS and what do you get? Years older and deeper in debt.

Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotaged; EU Blames Russia

The CIA warned of his months ago but the Biden administration is being cautious.

Axios and Pre-Chewed News

Jim VandeHei and company have put out a new style guide.

Anti-Putin Backlash

The Russian leader may be looking over his shoulder after imposing a draft.

Price Differentiation and Class Consciousness

Apparently, more expensive versions of products are often better.

Italy Expected to Elect Post-Fascist Premier

Democratic backsliding appears to be spreading to another European country.