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.

More Americans Getting COVID Boosters Than First Doses

More are getting their third shot than their first.

Unvaccinated Denied Organ Transplants

Refusniks are creating an ethical dilemma for the triage system.

Vaccine Insanity

A series of reports show just how extreme the vaccination issue has become.

Let’s Go Brandon

An amusing incident highlights how far we’ve fallen.

Seen on the Beltway

The 1st Amendment on four wheels.

Women Likely to be Included in Draft

A long-overdue change appears to be happening.

Andrew Yang Quits Democratic Party

His explanation makes no sense. At all.

Sunday’s Forum

David Lee Roth Retiring

The one-time Van Halen frontman is throwing in the shoes.

Two Nations, Indivisible

We’re an incredibly divided country but splitting it into two is impossible.

Saving American Democracy

The Politician’s Syllogism rears its ugly head.

$4 Trillion for Dignity?

The Democrats are apparently selling their omnibus spending package the wrong way.

Defense Blames State for Afghan Fiasco

Their case is less than persuasive.

Congress Seeks to Stop Congress From Shutting Down Government

A recurring farce that does real damage.

Worst Military Advice

President Biden was advised to keep troops in Afghanistan . . . for no apparent reason.

Law & Order Being Revived

Eleven years after it was canceled, the police procedural is being brought back for a 21st season.

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Post Office to Get Slower, More Expensive

Friday will mark a new era in mail delivery.

Dems in Disarray, Deal Doubtful

The internecine fight over the budget is coming to a head.

COVID, Age, and Risk Assessment

A vaccinated 75-year-old is as likely to die as an unvaccinated 53-year-old.

Democrats to Swerve in Game of Debt Chicken

This is no way to run a railroad.

The Psychology of Internet Fame

Our brains are wired to seek approval but may not be equipped to handle our modern existence.

What’s the 771?

DC’s new area code is causing an identity crisis.

Autumnal Equinox Forum

The Supply Chain is Still Broken

Why products are still hard to find and prices are so high.

Steve Story, 1976-2021

We have good reason to believe that a longtime member of the OTB community has passed.

What’s Kyrsten Sinema’s Game?

The political calculus of Arizona’s senior Senator is unclear.

Wednesday’s Forum

President Joe Biden observes trainers and apprentices at work at the final assembly station during a tour of Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5 Training Facility, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Lanham, Maryland. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden observes trainers and apprentices at work at the final assembly station during a tour of Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5 Training Facility, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Lanham, Maryland. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Selling the ‘Build Back Better’ Plan

The Catch-22 of passing a massive spending bill in an undemocratic system.

Tuesday’s Forum

Manchin’s ‘Strategic Pause’

More machinations from the mischievous mining mouthpiece.

Monday’s Forum

Republicans Playing Chicken with Debt Ceiling. Again.

They shall not submit to blackmail!

Sunday’s Forum

Hunter Pepper, 19, speaks at a Decatur, Ala., city council meeting. (City of Decatur/YouTube) Hunter Pepper, 19, speaks at a Decatur, Ala., city council meeting. (City of Decatur/YouTube)

More Covidiot Schadenfreude

Stop me if you’ve heard this one . . .

US-France Submarine Contretemps

American cheese will henceforth be known as liberté cheese. And not because of the metric system.

Milley and Woodward Revisited

A follow-up to yesterday’s analysis.

Thursday’s Forum

Milley’s Soft Coup

While well-intentioned, the Chairman’s actions were illegal and dangerous.

Newsom Easily Survives Recall

The flake beat the weirdo.

New York Plotting Aggressive Gerrymander

The Democratic legislature is likely to set aside the map proposed by the independent commission.

Norm Macdonald, 1959-2021

The SNL comic has died of cancer at 61.

A Nuclear Iran is Inevitable

The Islamic Republic is very close to being able to fuel a single weapon.

There is No ‘Manchin Dilemma’

He beats the alternative.

COVID Overwhelming ICU Beds

It’s happening again. This time, it was easily preventable.

Monday’s Forum

Religious Exemptions From Vaccine Mandate

What malarkey is this?

Sunday’s Forum

9/11 at 20

Two decades after a day we’ll not forget.

OTB 2003 Revisited

A blast from the past.

Our Victory in Iraq

The wonders of hindsight.