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.

Some Funerals Are More Equal than Others

The rules are different if you’re famous.

SCOTUS Refuses to Block Trump’s Illegal Wall

The Supreme Court isn’t taking much of a break this year.

Harvey Updyke Dead at 71

Roll Damn Tide.

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Trump Donor Destroying Post Office

The President may be right on voting by mail.

Pentagon Training IDs Press as ‘Adversaries’

The reporting demonstrates the uncomfortable truth.

Masks Biggest Factor in US Coronavirus Debacle

We were much slower and have higher non-conformity than countries that have it under control.

Wednesday’s Forum

Richmond Police Claim White Supremacists Behind BLM Riots

The ‘outside agitators’ trope strikes again.

Harris’ VP Chances Redux

She would hardly be the first running mate who criticized the nominee in a debate.

When Equality is Unequal

Black football players at Iowa complain they were treated differently—and also the same.

I Have Seen the Future of Work and it Sucks

A world in which we’re all contractors is a dystopian utopia.

Cops Aren’t Soldiers

The similarities are obvious. The differences are more important.

Casinos Open, Churches Closed

A bizarre but possibly correct ruling by the Supreme Court.

Is Email That Bad?

A new company has reinvented the communication tool that people love to hate.

Rich Old People Got a Tax Break

An unintended consequence of the Cares Act.

Toxic Hand Sanitizer!

Apparently, we’re not supposed to drink the stuff.

Democrats Likely to Retake Senate

A hundred days out, a wave election is the best bet.

What Trump Leaves Behind

A lousy column indirectly makes an important point.

Police Shouldn’t Be Anonymous

Cops aren’t soldiers or spies but fellow citizens.

62% of Americans Afraid to Share Political Views

An interesting if frustrating new survey from Cato.

Portland Mayor Tear-Gassed

Federal agents deployed nonlethal force against peaceful demonstrators.

DC Area Schools Not Opening

The lousy hybrid option has been scrapped in favor of a worthless virtual one.

Cops Should Not Look Like Soldiers

Pentagon officials are speaking out about the militarization of police.

Non-Violent Protests

At what point does a demonstration become something else?

Federal Agents Using Strong-Arm Tactics in America’s Cities

Portland may be a preview of what’s to come.

Biden Well Ahead of Clinton at This Stage

Comparisons with 2016 all work against Trump’s re-election.

John Lewis Dead at 80

A civil rights legend has passed.

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Demography is Destiny

It’s just not immediate.

Saturday’s Forum

Rose Parade, Virginia Football Canceled

Despite hope for a vaccine, officials are canceling large events months in advance.

NPR Hit Hard by Pandemic

Telecommuting has taken a bite out of an industry built on commuting.

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Trump Fires Campaign Manager Again

The President does not like his poll numbers.

Cancelations Are Seldom Permanent

The weirdness of Internet outrage culture.

Is the Death Penalty Unconstitutional?

Dissenters to a denied emergency appeal argue it is.

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Republicans Refuse to Wear Masks

A majority of Americans of every sex, race, education, income, or region do the right thing. With one exception.

Larry Hogan 2024

Could a blue state governor be the future of the Republican Party?

Commenting Note

A reminder and clarification on site policies.

#NeverTrump Democrats

A movement that has grown beyond recognition.

Trump Commutes Roger Stone’s Sentence

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

PAC-12 Goes Conference-Only

Another small step toward canceling the fall sports calendar.

More McGirt Musings

What has the Supreme Court wrought?

Saturday’s Forum

It’s Not ‘Absurd’ that Colleges are Charging Full Tuition

Online instruction is an inferior product. But it’s more expensive to deliver.

Big Ten and ACC Change Fall Sports Schedules

More dominoes are falling. They won’t be the last.