Rand Paul Wins Meaningless CPAC Straw Poll: A Family Tradition
Rand Paul is carrying on a family tradition, winning the CPAC straw poll won many times by his father Ron.
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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.
Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek’s Spock, Dead at 83
Leonard Nimoy, the actor who became a household name as Mr. Spock with the “Star Trek” television series and movies, has died at 83.
Will Clinton Foundation Be A Liability For Hillary Clinton?
Do the nonprofit’s foreign donors create a conflict of interest?
The Internet is Getting Faster
Aaron Brazell explains why “THE INTERNET IS ABOUT TO BECOME WAY FASTER.”
ISIS is What it Says it Is
The Atlantic has a fascinating cover story by Graeme Wood titled “What ISIS Really Wants.”
Arnaud de Borchgrave Dead at 88
The intrepid foreign correspondent and editor Arnaud de Borchgrave has died, aged 88, of cancer.
Brian Williams and the Pressures of War Correspondents
There’s no excuse for the former NBC anchor’s lies. But there are reasons.
Denmark Terror Attacks and Machine-Gun Censorship
Yet another attack on religious freedom in Europe.
Barbara Bush Changes Mind on ‘Enough Bushes’
Lest there be any doubt, Barbara Bush wouldn’t mind a third POTUS in the family.
Oregon Gets First Openly Bisexual Governor in American History
Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown (D) will become the first openly bisexual governor in U.S. history when Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) resigns Wednesday
Rand Paul’s Biology ‘Degree’
The Kentucky Senator and medical doctor claims an undergraduate degree he doesn’t have.
Nasty Weather
Winds gusting to 55 mph took the power out last night around 730 pm and it cycled off and on throughout the night.
Vint Cerf Warns of Forgotten Century From Bit Rot
One of the pioneers of the Internet warns that we’re in danger of losing entire generations’ worth of history because of digitization.
Authorizations to Unlimited Military Force
Daniel Larison is far less ambivalent about our war on ISIL than me.
Obama’s ISIL AUMF A Convenient (But Necessary) Excuse
Explaining my ambivalence around the latest escalation in our intervention.
Crafting Defense Strategy from an Astrategic Security Strategy
The last of my four pieces analyzing the revised National Security Strategy has posted at RealClearDefense.
Obama’s National Security Strategy Is Better Than His ‘National Security Strategy’
My latest for War on The Rocks, “IS OBAMA REAL(IST) CONFUSED?”
Jon Stewart Leaving Daily Show
Jon Stewart is stepping down as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” after sixteen years.
The Domestic Side of National Security
Another commentary on the National Security Strategy, this one at The Hill.
Obama’s National-Security Wish List
The first installment of my analysis of the National Security Strategy.
The Anti-Vaccination Thing
The debate over whether kids need to be vaccinated against communicable diseases baffles me.
Why Congress is AWOL on National Security Policy
Has the legislative branch abdicated its responsibility in US foreign policy?
We Won’t Have Mitt Romney to Kick Around Anymore
After weeks of giving every indication that he’s running for president yet again, Mitt Romney has announced that he’s not a candidate for 2016.
Mitt Romney to Announce 2016 Plans Today
Mitt Romney is set to make an announcement at 11 Eastern today. [UPDATE: He’s out!]
Are 80 People Richer Than Half the World? Not Really.
While the issue of income inequality is quite real, Oxfam’s numbers are not.
Pope: Don’t Breed Like Rabbits. Or Use Birth Control.
Pope Francis continues his world tour and has issued a paradox from his private jet.
Mitt Romney Touts Anti-Poverty Platform
Mitt Romney certainly seems to be running for president again. And he’s now on at least his third reinvention.
ISIS Gaining Ground . . . But We’ve Stopped Their Momentum!
ISIS owns more territory than it did when the US bombing campaign began.
Pope Francis: One Cannot Make Fun of Faith
Pope Francis has earned a reputation as a liberal in comparison to recent predecessors but he’s no liberal.
Obama’s Missed Opportunity
My latest for The National Interest, “Obama’s Paris Blunder: Part of a Much Bigger Problem,” has posted.
Next Charlie Hebdo Cover Has Muhammad Saying ‘Je suis Charlie’
Their editor and nine colleagues dead, their offices destroyed, the newspaper is not missing a beat.
German Newspaper Firebombed After Republishing Charlie Hebdo Images
The terrorism wave that began with the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo offices has not ended with the killing of the perpetrators. A follow-on attack has occurred in Germany and there are reports of “sleeper cells” being activated in France.
Petraeus Committed Felonies, FBI Finds
David Petraeus provided highly classified secrets to his mistress. Will he be charged?
Catholic League President Blames Charlie Hebdo Publisher for Own Death
Bill Donohue rightly condemns insulting Muslims—but goes way too far.
Terror Attack Kills 11 at French Satirical Newspaper Charlie Hebdo
At least 11 are dead and 10 wounded in an attack on free expression.
Airlines Want You Miserable and It Serves You Right
JetBlu is joining the competition in charging bag fees and cramming in more seats.
US Ground Troops Fighting ISIL
The ground troops that United States has not sent into Iraq to fight ISIL are reportedly in Iraq fighting ISIL.
