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.

Descending into the Particulars of Cancel Culture

Generalities about an elusive and controversial phenomenon are unhelpful.

Supreme Court Confirmations and Political Polarization

The days of unanimous votes are long behind us.

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

Projecting China’s Future

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

John Clayton, 1954-2022

The longtime NFL reporter is gone at 67.

The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body

A hundred Senators actually didn’t mean to change our clocks.

Acceptable Ukraine End States?

What will Zelensky, Putin, and the West settle for?

Hunter Biden’s Laptop

New evidence changes the story ever so slightly.

Friday’s Forum

Zelensky’s Plea for Help

Ukraine’s leader wants more help than he’s going to get.

Jussie Smollett Case Gets Even Weirder

The convicted criminal has been released pending appeal.

Permanent Daylight Saving Time?

We may be on the verge half a century after our last experiment.

Trump Losing Sway with Republican Voters?

We can only hope.

Fourth COVID Dose May/May Not Be Needed

Mixed messages from the pharmaceutical companies.

Putin Will Likely Get Away with War Crimes

The Russian leader is very unlikely to be hauled before the Hague.

The Senate is Passing Legislation!

Do you believe in miracles?

What If The Bad Guys Win in Ukraine?

The most likely outcome is not a happy one.

Monday’s Forum

Saudis Execute 81

More brutality from an ostensible US ally.

Iranian Missiles Hit Near US Consulate in Iraq

No casualties, American or otherwise, have been reported.

Putin’s War Gets Closer to NATO

Strikes near the Polish border show the real possibility of escalation.

Mike Pompeo Under Iranian Death Threat

U.S. taxpayers have been spending $2 million a month for his protection.

Obligatory Daylight Saving Time Whinging

It’s that, er, time again.

Merriman Smith ‘Canceled’ Posthumously

A man most have never heard of is being reassessed more than a half-century after his death.

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Suspending the Gas Tax is Dumb

Yet another case where good politics yields bad policy.

Census Undercounted Some Groups, Overcounted Others

Antiquated counting methods lead to misallocation of resources.

Iran Nuke Deal Done But Stalled Over Russian Demands

Yet another casualty of the Ukraine invasion.

Why Trump Will Never Be Indicted on Federal Charges

A novel and persuasive argument.

Saturday’s Forum

Romney 2024?

He’s tanned. He’s rested. Is he ready?

Putin Doesn’t Care About Today

An incredibly isolated Russian leader is not interested in running the country.

America’s Four Parties

Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans truly represent most Americans. Fixing that is exceedingly unlikely.

Russia Sanctions Itself in Retaliation for Western Sanctions

Vladimir Putin is banning commodity exports.

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Putin’s Offramp?

It’s hard to see how this crisis ends.

West Shamed Into Action

Actions deemed unthinkable days earlier are suddenly mandatory.

Getting Back to ‘Normal’

With masks off, political leaders are urging people to get out there and spend money.

Pence Attacks Trump Without Attacking Trump

One can see the faintest hint of a backbone in the former Vice President.

DC Version of Canada Truck Protests a Dud

The plans to replicate the chaos in the Great White North are not coming together.

Walter Mears, 1935-2022

The legendary AP politics reporter is gone at 87.

Saturday’s Forum

Ukraine Invasion Sending History in a New Direction?

The ferocity of the global reaction to Putin’s invasion is stunning.

Jan 6 Committee Alleges Trump Criminal Conspiracy

The former President should have known that his claims of election fraud were baseless.

Putin Getting Desperate?

The Russian leader is isolated and under tremendous pressure.

Biden’s State of the Union Speech

Most people liked it more than I did.

Biden ‘Leading from Behind’ on Ukraine

The American President is once again leading the free world.

Dumping Russian Vodka is Stupid

It might feel good but it has zero impact on Putin.