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.

Saturday’s Forum

Biden Not Vetoing Popular Bill!

Some Democrats are angry!

Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole Again

Politics and justice are in tension.

Biden Too Old! Trump Pretty Old Too!

Another poll showing the same thing as the other polls.

Thursday’s Forum

Biden Student Loan Forgiveness in Danger

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is signaling an unfavorable ruling.

Trump Remains Odds-On Favorite for 2024 Republican Nomination

As tired as we may be of him, his nominating electorate appears ready for another round.

Rural Hospitals Not Offering Obstetric Care

A growing trend has healthcare professionals and communities concerned.

GOP Candidates Must Sign Loyalty Pledge

A no-brainer that’s brainless.

Dilbert Canceled

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

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NATO Sending Mixed Signals to Ukraine and Russia

Alliance leaders have significantly different priorities regarding the conflict.

One App to Control Them All?

I somehow missed Google’s launch of a service that solves the biggest annoyance of streaming.

Most of the World Doesn’t Care About Ukraine

Many in the Global South see the war very differently than we in the West.

Trump Grand Jury Recommended ‘Multiple Indictments’

The jury forewoman is offering hints.

Seattle Bans Caste Discrimination

A seemingly benign but controversial gesture.

Risk, Reward, and Statecraft

President Biden’s dangerous gambit seems to have succeeded.

Russia-Ukraine War at One Year

Putin is losing but no one is winning.

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Roald Dahl Books Bowdlerized

A team of “sensitivity readers” has taken the bad thoughts out of some beloved children’s literature.

Jimmy Carter Enters Hospice

The 39th President is not well.

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Biden May Have a Primary Challenger

One of his 2020 primary opponents is tanned, rested, and ready.

Harvard Extension Fraud

How dare people who paid for a cut-rate degree claim they paid for the good one?

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Fox Hosts Knew Election Claims Were B.S.

They went all-in on the Big Lie and we now have the receipts that they knew what they were doing.

Raquel Welch, 1940-2023

A Hollywood star is gone at 82.

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Banning Junk Fees

Some of these things are not like the other.

Ivy Ressentiment

Old men still bitter about where they went to college.

US Tells Citizens to Leave Russia (Again)

And this time, we mean it.

What the Hell Are We Shooting Out of the Sky?

It’s probably not strange visitors from outer space but we can’t rule it out.

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WokeGPT?

The controversial AI has some interesting programming quirks.

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Easy to Subscribe, Hard to Cancel

An illegal practice that won’t go away.

Saturday’s Forum

Pence Subpoenaed by Trump Special Counsel

An aggressive but expected move.

Thursday Tabs

It’s the least I can do—and the most.

LeBron James Becomes NBA’s All-Time Scoring Leader

What was once impossible, then inevitable, has now happened.

SOTU 2023: Normal vs Crazy

The state of the union is . . . not good.

Who Does Netflix Think They Are, Anyway?

Understandable efforts to protect their market share are alienating customers who think they’re doing nothing wrong.

Supreme Court Clerks and Undergraduate Elitism

Culling for the primary feeder job in American legal system begins in high school.

Mercedes Culling Coupes and Wagons

Stuttgart is catching up with Detroit.

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Why We’re Getting Worse At Construction

Affluence comes with a cost.

Turkey-Syria Quake Kills 1300+

A natural disaster has compounded a man-made one.

Democrats Upend Primary Cycle. At Least for 2024. Maybe.

South Carolina and Georgia win! Iowa loses! New Hampshire whines!

China Aiding Russia in Ukraine War

The PRC is skirting sanctions to supply a frienemy.

Jupiter Keeps Adding Moons!

The science-education gap.

Saturday’s Forum

Can Bloggers Be Replaced by AI?

You be the judge.

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Labor Saving Technology That Creates More Work

ChatGPT is just the latest example of a perverse phenomenon.

Christine McVie’s Quiet Greatness

A long-form podcast recommendation.

The Electric Mismatch

Cheap, big, fast: pick two.

Tom Brady Retiring Again

The Greatest of All Time is hanging up his cleats a year too late.

Nikki Haley Running for President

Someone has stepped up to challenge former President Trump.