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.

Iranian Proxy War Escalating

Tehran-backed forces are routinely shooting at American forces.

Monday’s Forum

Thursday’s Forum

Another Judge Rejects 14th Amendment Solution

It’s going to be up to the American people to keep Trump out of the White House.

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House Passes Laddered CR with Democratic Support

A second Republican Speaker has reached across the aisle to avert a government shutdown.

What’s ‘Political Dysfunction’?

I know it when I see it.

Gender, Choice, and Immutability

A fascinating conversation between two queer journalists.

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Objective Journalism in an Objectively Uneven Contest

What if one of the candidates is Hitler?

Objectively Pro-Trump!

Can’t a pundit fantasize about an alternative to the two major parties?

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Food Prices Under Biden and Trump

We shouldn’t be surprised that Americans have noticed their grocery bill.

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Weak Parties With Strong Partisanship

More on an ongoing saga.

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Joe Manchin Won’t Seek Re-Election

A likely lost seat for Democrats in 2024.

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Israel’s Evacuation Orders

An extraordinary look into warning civilians about impending attacks.

Government Shutdown Looms With No Deal in Sight

House Republicans still can’t get out of their own way.

Dueling Election Takes

Let the punditry begin.

Democrats Win Key Off-Year Elections

Abortion, an unrepresentative electorate, and candidate idiosyncracy ruled the off-off-year election.

Counting the Right Votes

White Christian nationalism and the fight for control of America.

The Polls Are Skewed!

Survey research is not without flaws. But we dismiss it at our peril.

Heads of UN Agencies Call for Israeli Ceasefire

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

One Year Out

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

The (American) Politics of Israel-Palestine

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

Sunday’s Forum

Feel free to bitch about switching the clocks. Or other stuff.

Congress and Military Promotions

Why is the Senate pretending to do that which it can’t possibly do?

Israel Presses On Amid Calls for Ceasefire

Hamas continues to cynically manipulate the world’s humanitarian impulses.

Lisa Franchetti Becomes First Woman to Lead Military Service

We finally have a Chief of Naval Operations but the crisis in the top ranks continues.

What Should Israel Do if Not This?

When the intellectually correct answer isn’t politically possible.

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Dueling House Votes

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Thursday’s Forum

Home Schooling Exploding if You Were Taught Math at Home

The innumeracy hurts.

Israel Hits Refugee Camp, Targeting Hamas Leaders

Muddled reporting of a messy situation.

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How Old Is Too Old To Trick or Treat?

We can all agree that Trump and Biden are over the line. But where is it?

Stop Trying to Make French Happen

Paris is fighting a losing battle over the prominence of their language.

Biden Is Old and Feeble, Says Old, Feeble Man

Trump is making verbal gaffes while making fun of Biden’s verbal gaffes.

Matthew Perry, 1969-2023

The actor best known for his role in “Friends” is gone at 54.

Mike Pence Drops Out of Non-Race

The fourth place candidate for second place in the Republican primaries has taken his ball and gone home to Mother.

Israeli Ground Offensive Underway

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

Who The Hell is Dean Phillips?

It’s quite the week for politicians with generic names nobody has ever heard of.

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Mike Johnson is Very Religious

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

Saturday’s Forum

‘From the River to the Sea’

When the obvious is controversial.

Romney and the Decline of the GOP

The party’s 2012 nominee is an indicator of how fall it has fallen.

Thursday’s Forum

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Speaker Johnson

We finally have a winner. And we’re all losers.

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The Toddler Caucus

Sigh.

US-Iran Tensions Escalate

The war in Israel is in danger of expanding.

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Mike Johnson (Who?) for Speaker?

Could the fourth time be the charm?

The Fine Line Between Supporter and Co-Belligerent

America’s involvement in the Israeli and Ukrainian war efforts is more than advertised.

Tuesday’s Forum

The Faux Haley Boomlet

The press really needs to stop trying to make fetch happen.