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.

George Shultz, 1920-2021

The longtime public servant has died, aged 100.

Romney’s Child Welfare Plan

An opportunity for unity and a restoration of normal order.

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SCOTUS Lifts California Worship Ban

How should we balance public health and fundamental rights?

NYT Fires Star Pandemic Reporter Don McNeil

The veteran journalist was ousted after a staff backlash over the use of racial slurs.

Lou Dobbs Canceled

Fox Business has abruptly sidelined its most popular host.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Stripped of Committee Assignments

House Democrats have done what their Republican colleagues refused to do.

Republican Leadership Face Tests with Cheney and Greene

Mitch McConnell is testing out his spine again.

Georgia Republicans Stayed Home

Weeks of claims of rigged elections may well have cost the GOP the Senate.

Two Weeks In Forum

What Republicans Want Isn’t What they Get

Our two-party system distorts the representativeness of our politics.

The Leaderless GOP

The Republican Party is not really a thing.

Trump Wants to Push ‘Stolen Election’ Claim in Senate Trial

The man still can’t get out of his own way.

Burma Military Coup Ousts Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi and her top officials are under house arrest.

The GOP Isn’t Dead. It’s Resting.

The GOP, alas, is not going anywhere.

The Smoothest Transition in Decades

We’re witnessing something not seen since 1989.

Judicial Supremacy Strikes Again

The bane of the Trump presidency is already thwarting President Biden.

Trying an Impeached Former President

The legal debates are unsettled but we can all agree that Rand Paul is a moron.

Better Masks? More Masks?

It’s time to up our protection game.

All Lies Are Not Created Equal

President Biden told a little fib.

Supreme Court Rules Trump Emoluments Cases Moot

A legally correct but maddening ruling.

Return of the Technocrats? Or Sinking in the Swamp?

Policy wonks are seeing a refreshing return to the normal order. Some believe that’s a bad thing.

Biden’s Culture War Aggression?!

The hidden wokeness of our new Critical Theory-loving President.

Saturday’s Forum

Lloyd Austin Confirmed as SECDEF

History has been made in more than one way.

Henry Aaron, 1934-2021

Hammerin’ Hank is gone.

National Guard Sleeping in a Garage!

What we have here is failure to communicate.

Biden Wants ‘Aliens’ to be ‘Noncitizens’

A change to the language is being proposed as part of a sweeping immigration overhaul.

Congress Pushing to ‘Ratify’ ERA by Fiat

Amending the Constitutional through unconstitutional means is a very bad idea.

Biden’s Executive Order Frenzy

The 46th President has been busy signing proclamations signaling a new direction.

1776 Report ‘Plagiarized’?

Large chunks of a hackish report were lifted from previous works of Commission members.

Fox News Purging ‘Real Journalists’

Losing viewers to fringe networks, the Fair and Balanced team is joining them.

1776 Report Should be 86’d

A parting shot from the Trump administration.

The Biden-Harris Administration

A curious bit of branding.

Biden’s Amnesty Bill

Every illegal immigrant would have a path to citizenship.

Keystone and Executive Fiat

President-Elect Biden is planning a big first few days, Congress be damned.

Freedom, Security, and Insurrection

The aftermath of the January 6 Capitol riots runs into the First Amendment,

DOJ Walks Back ‘Capture and Assassinate’ Claim

In the words of Roseanne Roseannadanna, “Never mind.”

Did Q Shaman Intend to ‘Capture and Assassinate’ Government Officials?

Some of the Capitol rioters were much more dangerous than others.

Trump Impeached Once More with Feeling

The 45th President will go down in infamy, setting a record that’s unlikely to be broken.

Fantasies of a Post-Trump Republican Party

The GOP will almost certainly survive. But in what form?

Republican Leaders Rallying to Impeach Trump

Some key GOP figures are at least testing the waters.

Alabama Wins 6th Championship in Saban Era

The Crimson Tide’s best season is one that shouldn’t have been played.

Bill Belichick Refuses Presidential Medal of Freedom

The New England Patriots coach lived up to the team nickname.

The Insurrection May Not Be Over

There are multiple ongoing plots and reasonable fear of infiltration of security forces.

Radicalism and Internet Culture

Does online performance logically devolve into rage and violence?

‘Stop the Steal’ Founder ‘in Hiding’

A one-time denizen of Blogger’s Row at CPAC has come a long way.