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.

State Department to Spell Turkiye ‘Turkiye’

The US Government has reluctantly decided to spell an ally’s name they way they prefer.

Debbie Stabenow Retiring

The Michigan Senator’s stepping down at a reasonable age shocked everyone.

FTC Wants to Ban Noncompete Clauses

A proposed rule would increase the freedom of a huge segment of the labor force.

The Chaos is the Point

The anti-McCarthy holdouts have no end game.

GOP Clown Show Continues

After two days of futility, a deal is coming together to make futility permanent.

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The GOP Clown Show

Just when you thought they couldn’t get more incompetent.

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India May Have Passed China as World’s Most Populous Country

If it hasn’t happened already, it soon will.

Donahoe Allowed to Retire

The Army has done the right thing the wrong way.

28% Personally Know Someone Who Died From COVID Vaccines

More than a quarter of Americans know something that isn’t true.

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Zealots and Pluralists

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

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Republican ‘Hardliners’ Are Idiots

Castrating their party’s Speaker is not smart politics.

U.S. Government’s Woke Training!

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!

Elon Musk Becomes First Person Ever to Lose $200 Billion

But did he ever really have it?

Barbara Walters, 1929-2022

The trailblazing television interviewer is gone at 93.

Joseph Ratzinger, 1927-2022

The Pope Emeritus has died at 95.

Punishment for Acquitted Conduct

The Supreme Court may revisit a controversial criminal justice ruling.

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Ukraine War: No End In Sight

Russia is humiliated but not defeated. Ukraine is winning but at a very high price.

Keeping Up Foreign Relations

United States and People’s Republic of China forces are playing a dangerous game.

Pelé, 1940-2022

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

Buttigieg Responsible for Flight Delays?

Should Secretary Pete have done more?

The Perfect President

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.

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Leaders Vacationing in Warm Spots When It’s Cold!

A perennial outrage.

Richard Shelby and the Old Senate

“You can’t be against everything.”

China Trade Wars the New Normal

The elite consensus that free trade would bring them around is gone.

Texas Bussed Migrants to Vice President’s House

It’s the spirit of the season.

Republican Leaders Are Killing Their Voters

Republicans are dying at a much higher rate than Democrats.

The NFL is Taking Over

The biggest entertainment product in America is getting bigger.

Banning Trump From Office

The January 6 Committee recommends invoking the Insurrection Clause.

What Trump Taxes Show: Not Much

His businesses make and lose a lot of money.

Election Reform Through the Back Door

Electoral Count Act reforms are “hidden” in the bipartisan budget bill.

Omnibus Bill Has Everything But the Kitchen Sink

A 4155-page, $1.65 trillion dollar budget deal has been reached.

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Congress to Make Trump’s Taxes Public

House Democrats are releasing them because they can.

Ban All the Lawyers?

Facial recognition technology and its uses.

Trump Committed Four Crimes, Say January 6 Committee

The ball is now in Merrick Garland’s court.

The Wrong Way to Stop Tax Fraud

Making it harder for the little guy.

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Farm Veterinarian Shortage

We can’t find enough people to treat cows, pigs, and horses.

Brits Deporting Migrants to Rwanda

A legal but unsavory solution to a problem.

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Biden’s Running. Really.

The President will be the 2024 Democratic nominee. Get used to it.

Trump Facing Multiple Criminal Charges

The January 6 Committee is expected to make a minimum of three referrals.

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Dems Considering Releasing Trump Tax Records

It would be an abuse of power.

American Consumers Screwing Up Government Climate Efforts

As vehicles become more fuel efficient, we’re buying bigger ones.

Crisis of Confidence

Why have Americans lost trust in their institutions?

Kyrsten Sinema’s ‘Side Hustle’

The Arizona Senator runs an online thrift store in her spare time.

Trump a Laughing Stock

Is this how the cult ends?

Policies in Conflict

The Biden Administration wants clean energy but only for some.

Voters Don’t Want Biden or Trump to Run in 2024

Americans want some new choices.

America’s Unique Medical Debt Problem

We charge patients way more than other counties.

Oregon Governor Commutes All Death Row Sentences

Kate Brown has left a parting gift for the state’s worst criminals.

Biden Wants Credit for Economy Worse Than the One He Inherited

Prices are coming down but they’re way higher than they were.

Mike Leach, 1961-2022

A one-of-a-kind coach is gone far too soon.