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.

Jerome Harrison Brain Tumor Cancels Trade, Saves Life

Jerome Harrison learned that he has a brain tumor in time to save his life.

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Tomorrow’s Gaddafi Stories Today

Spencer Ackermann previews “The Post-Gadhafi Journalism You Will Read In The Next 72 Hours.”

Man Loses Parole For Calling Family to Tell Them of Parole

Dwayne Kennedy will spend 5 more years in prison for using a cell phone to call his family to tell them he’d been paroled.

Occupy Wall Street: What It Isn’t

There’s no consensus for European-style social democracy or a Randian libertarian paradise.

Facebook v. Google+: Completely Unscientific Case Study

Google+ was supposed to be a Facebook killer. If their social media icons are any indication, it’s not happening.

Clark Clifford Republicans

Have Republicans been co-opted by the Big Government they claim to hate?

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Signs Your Sign Will Go Viral

A cute protest sign based on a blog quip has created a minor internet sensation.

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America’s Jobs Crisis

Everyone’s talking about jobs again. And it’s not a pretty picture.

Media Coverage of the Candidates

Rick Perry has gotten the most and best coverage thus far in the campaign. President Obama has gotten mostly negative coverage.

Scotsman Jailed 8 Months For Facebook Comments

In Scotland, posting stupid things on Facebook is a “hate crime” punishable by serious jail time.

Santorum Says ‘Bullied’ by SNL

Rick Santorum says Saturday Night Live is bullying” him  for “standing up for the traditional family.”

The Right to Protest is Not Limitless

Legal guidelines for protestors.

Occupy DC: Get Off My Lawn!

The Examiner’s David Freddoso has a few words for the Occupy DC protesters: “Get off my lawn!”

The USA and the LRA

This is looking less crazy, less sudden, and less an exercise in presidential whimsy than it seemed.

Herman Cain ‘Imagine’ There’s No Pizza

Herman Cain sings an ode to pizza to the tune of “Imagine.”

Obama Embraces Occupy Wall Street

President Obama says he’ll fight for the 99 percent.

Spock is Gay

Breaking news: There’s a gay man in Hollywood.

Robert Downey Jr. Says ‘Forgive Mel Gibson’

Robert Downey, Jr. goes out on a limb for Mel Gibson, returning a favor.

Occupy The World – OWS Goes Global

Protests at least loosely affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement were conducted around the globe yesterday.

Au Revoir to Foie Gras

Foie gras will soon be illegal in California, so some are indulging as much as possible now.

Targeting Nominal GDP

After years of fighting inflation, some are now urging the Fed to instead target GDP growth and jobs.

Can Occupy Wall Street Win?

The Occupy Wall Street movement faces obstacles its Tea Party counterpart didn’t.

Think Before Running For President

Byron York argues that the lesson of Rick Perry’s candidacy is “Think before you run.”

Obama Scraps Long-Term Health Coverage Before It Starts

One of the less ballyhooed parts of ObamaCare has been tossed aside as too expensive before it even went into effect.

Obama Sending Troops to Fight Lord’s Resistance Army

Obama is trying to get into Guinness under “US President with Most Simultaneous Wars”

Zuccotti Park Cleanup Standoff

A plan to clean the park at the center of the Occupy Wall Street protests has been postponed.

Bailing Out Underwater Mortgages

Ronald Reagan’s chief economist has a radical plan for solving the housing crisis.

Moving Goalposts of American Conservatism

Rush Limbaugh, who three years ago said Mitt Romney embodied all three legs of the conservative stool today declared that Romney is not a conservative. He was right both times.

Jesse Jackson Jr: Congress is in Rebellion

Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. believes the Congress is “in rebellion” and therefore President Obama should exercise extraordinary constititutional means” to implement a massive jobs plan.

Wall Street Journal Circulation Scam

Rupert Murdoch’s publishing empire is being rocked by a second scandal, this one a scheme to inflate the circulation figures of the Wall Street Journal.

Herman Cain: New Republican Frontrunner?!

Herman Cain is leading Mitt Romney in two respected polls.

Romney Consolidates Frontrunner Status in Economic Debate

Romney consolidated his position as the presumptive nominee, Perry continued his disintegration, Cain discovered what it was like to be a serious candidate, and Bachmann doubled down on crazy.

Iranian Terror Plot in US Foiled

The Justice Department claims to have disrupted a major Iranian-backed terrorist attack in the United States.

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Chris Christie Endorsing Mitt Romney

In a move sure to make conservative heads explode, Chris Christie is set to endorse Mitt Romney for president.

A Blog’s Life

OTB’s secret plot revealed.

UK Blocking Internet Porn, Requires Opt-In [UPDATE: Maybe Not]

The British government has worked out a deal to block pornographic websites unless households specifically request them.

We Are The 53 Percent

In response to a poignant collection of tales of suffering from the worst economy in decades, some conservative activists have put up a juvenile collection of “suck it, losers” posts.

Restoring Senate Comedy

Harry Reid takes to the Washington Post with a piece headlined “Trying to restore Senate comity,” which points out that Republicans are big poopy heads who hate America. Somehow, I think this will not have the effect of restoring comity to the Senate.

Romney’s Realism Redux

The key to my understanding of Mitt Romney’s foreign policy rollout is the assumption “this is fundamentally a campaign document rather than a governing platform.”

Wall Street Won’t Fix Our Problems

American has real economic and social problems. But the solution in on Capitol Hill, not Wall Street.

Occupy Wall Street Dirty Hippie Meme Won’t Go Away

Even those sympathetic to the causes are frustrated with the squalor and other negative externalities of the protests.

Economic Crisis: What Could Government Have Done Better?

With the advantage of hindsight, it’s clear that more creative strategies were needed. But they probably couldn’t have been passed.

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The apple logo with Steve Jobs’ profile instead of the bite mark is going viral.

Computer Virus Hits Drone Fleet

A computer virus has infected America’s fleet of Predator and Reaper drones.

Bad Economy Effects Last a Lifetime

Damage from starting one’s career during a recession can persist over one’s entire working life.

Perry: Mormonism Not a Cult

Rick Perry’s unforced error streak continues.

Romney’s Realist Foreign Policy

My latest for The Atlantic, “Romney’s Realist Foreign Policy Is a Lot Like Obama’s,” has been posted.