Posts by James Joyner

James Joyner
About James Joyner
James Joyner is a Professor of Security Studies. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm veteran. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.

3D Printed Organs Coming Soon

The burgeoning science of additive manufacturing is on the verge of being able to print functioning human organs.

Germany Lowers Retirement Age

How long should we expect people to work?

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SOCOM Chief’s Rise Not Swift At All

And odd report from Washington Post and Stars and Stripes.

Viewing the Sinclair Sexual Assault Case Dispassionately

My latest for The Hill, co-authored with Butch Bracknell: “Explaining the Sinclair demotion.”

It’s Still Ad Hominem If They’re Neocons

My latest for The National Interest, “Neoconservatives, the Iraq Debate and Ad Hominem Attacks,” has posted.

EPA Employees Pooping in Hallway

Apparently, the EPA needs to start environmental cleanup a little closer to home.

Congress Silent on Federal Pay Raise, Thus Allowing One

We federal civil servants are apparently in for a backdoor pay raise.

DC Cabbies Block Streets to Protest Lyft and Uber

http://nypost.com/2014/02/26/taxi-medallion-auctioned-for-record-setting-965000/

Federal Judge Rules No-Fly List Unconstitutional

The right to fly can’t be denied on mere whim.

Thad Cochran and Charlie Rangel Survive Primary Challenges

Incumbency is a powerful advantage.

VA’s Lake Wobegon Syndrome Isn’t Unusual

My latest for The Hill, “Why all VA executives are above average,” has posted.

Former NSA Chief Cashing in Big as Cyber Security Consultant

Retired General Keith Alexander is hawking his services to banks at princely sums.

Stephanie Kwolek, Kevlar Inventor, Dies at 90

Stephanie Kwolek was looking for a way to improve tires. She invented a life-saving material.

Yes, All VA Senior Executives Were ‘Fully Successful’

Lawmakers and journalists don’t understand the civil service.

Jeffrey Sinclair Busted From Brigadier General to Lieutenant Colonel [UPDATED]

The Army is sending a strong message on sexual assault. It picked the wrong poster boy.

Washington Redskins Trademark Canceled

The US Government has deemed the nickname of the capital’s NFL club racially offensive.

DoD Furloughs Hurt Morale and Retention

Did sending some of its workforce home without pay impact the work environment at the Defense Department? Duh.

Why We Don’t Get Enough Sleep

Too regularly engage in “bedtime procrastination,” creating a vicious cycle.

Who Owns a Tattoo?

Those who tattoo celebrities want to be be paid when their tattoos appear in the media.

Is Scott Walker Too White To Get Elected?

TNR makes the worst possible case for a proposition that’s almost certainly right.

The End of History, Continued

Twenty-five years after his seminal “End of History” article, Francis Fukuyama reflects on its legacy.

Fixing Military Sexual Assault the Right Way

Retired Marine lawyer Butch Bracknell and I tackle the subject for The Hill.

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Obama Should Own Bergdahl Decision

My latest for War on the Rocks, “HAGEL: CLIMBING OUT FROM UNDER THE BUS,” has posted.

Eric Cantor, House Republican Leader, Loses in Republican Primary

An unknown Tea Party candidate unexpectedly beat the House Leader in today’s GOP primary.

Are Federal Executives Underpaid?

Can we fix the VA at what government pays?

Bill Gates: The Most Powerful Man in America?

How the richest man in the world quickly changed the education curriculum in 45 states.

Steve Coburn is (Mostly) Right

Leaving aside his emotionalism and frustration, his core argument has merit.

More On Unlawful Command Influence

There’s essentially no analogue in the civilian justice system. Here’s why.

Bill Watterson Returns

Bill Watterson, the man who drew the legendary “Calvin and Hobbes” strip, was back. And now he’s gone again.

Marine’s Sexual Assault Conviction Overturned Over Command Influence

The President’s well-intentioned campaign against military sex crimes has backfired.

Where’s The Outrage Over The Outrage?

When everything’s an outrage, is anything outrageous?

Jim ‘Pee Wee’ Martin Jumps into Normandy Again 70 Years Later

On of the last surviving members of the “Band of Brothers” does it again.

The Secret To A Perfect Body

Genetics.

Joseph Dunford Nominated as Next Marine Commandant

Barring shocking developments, General Joe Dunford will be the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps.

What Bowe Bergdahl Deserves

Not every soldier is a hero. Not even every POW.

The Real Origin of the ‘Washington Redskins’ Nickname

A debunking of the origin story actually aids the case that the motivation was not racist. It doesn’t matter.

Hillary Clinton Wasn’t a Horrible Secretary of State

Yet another autiobiography invites public discussion about her accomplishments.

Obama Outlines Realist Policy, Rejects Realist Label

The President’s second speech to the Corps of Cadets is a vast improvement over the first.

Seahawks Sign Draft Pick With Heart Condition Knowing They’d Immediately Cut Him

The Seattle Seahawks signed a draft choice knowing he would never play a down of football for them, costing them more than half a million dollars.

How America Stopped Thinking Strategically

Today’s foreign-policy disputes rarely consider the way America’s response to one crisis might affect another.

Who Broke the VA?

There’s plenty of blame to go around.

Debtors Prisons Alive and Well

People are still going to jail for being unable to pay their fines. And often billed for the priviledge.

Who Cares Who Edits The New York Times?

The editors of our great newspapers are interchangeable.

Decline of American Social Institutions

The unequal distribution of social capital may be more important than the unequal distribution of income.