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.

Bernard Shaw, 1940-2022

CNN’s original anchorman is gone at 82.

Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

The UK’s longest-reigning monarch has passed, aged 96.

Democrats and Meh Voters

For the first time in a long time, Presidential approval numbers and voter preferences aren’t’ aligned.

Wednesday’s Forum

Fear of a White Scholar

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.

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CNN’s Centrist Gambit

What does objectivity mean in the Trump era?

Another Sane Conservative Pushed Aside

Original blogger AllahPundit is leaving Hot Air after 16 years.

Saturday’s Forum

Biden: MAGA Republicans Threaten Republic

The President delivered a rousing stump speech from Independence Hall.

Federal Employees Take Another Pay Cut

What’s being billed as the largest hike in years is anything but.

Pandemic Crushed Learning

Academic performance has fallen to the lowest level in decades.

Mikhail Gorbachev, 1931-2022

The last Soviet leader is gone at 91.

Anti-Zionism Isn’t Anti-Semitism

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

American Civil War II is Unlikely but Not Impossible

A repeat of 1860 can’t happen. But something even worse could.

The Media Rage Machine

Shockingly, when the most-watched news outlet is built on divisiveness, the country becomes divided.

Obama’s Top Economist Opposes Biden Debt Relief Plan

An unlikely source argues that it’s too big and poorly targeted.

New and Improved COVID Vaccines

Pfizer and Moderna will soon roll out protection against newer strains.

Trump Tipping Point?

As more details emerge about the documents he stole, defenders are falling away.

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Russia-Ukraine War: No End in Sight

The bloody conflict could go on for months, if not years.

Friday’s Forum

Student Debt Relief is Expensive

A proposed $10,000 writeup would cost more than $300,000,000,000.

Masking and Endemic COVID

Most Americans are choosing to live a normal life in abnormal times.

Kevin Drum’s 20th Blogiversary

One of the OG blog pundits has reached a big milestone.

David Kay, 1940-2022

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.

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Reshoring American Jobs?

After decades of exporting American jobs, corporations are bringing them home.

Monday’s Forum

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Social Justice the New Religion?

The intersection of politics, morality, and meaning.

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Constitution

Is it time to call the whole thing off?

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Gas Prices and Pay Raises

The most consumer-visible commodity is down for the 67th consecutive day.

American Ideological Self-Identification

“Moderate” is up, “Liberal” is down, and “Conservative” is static. What does it mean?

Japanese Government: Drink More Sake!

When you tax sin, you need more of it.

Private vs Public Opinion

What we believe and what we say we believe are often not the same.

Liz Cheney Walloped in Primary

The Trumper consolidation of their control of the GOP continues.

Myths of Presidential Impunity

While enormous, the commander-in-chief’s control over state secrets is not absolute.

Streaming Service Consolidation

There are too many products chasing too few consumers.

Politics, Law, and the Mar-a-Lago Search

That’s some catch, that Catch-22.

Democrats Betting Big on Abortion

They’re spending millions on issue ads in the wake of Dobbs.

Dem Congresswoman: Biden Not Running

Psst. Don’t tell anyone.

Inflation Reduction Act Doesn’t Reduce Inflation?!

A bill that was never about the thing it’s called doesn’t do that thing.

Dems in Midterms: You’re Saying There’s a Chance?

A 2020 blowout has long been presumed. But maybe it won’t happen.

Doug Mataconis

His final resting place pays tribute to his love of OTB and the Yankees.

Saturday’s Forum

CDC Loosens COVID Guidelines

The leading public health agency no longer recommends doing things people had already stopped doing.

Prosecuting Trump for Mishandling Classified Materials

It’s complicated, hard to prove, and politically fraught.

Thursday’s Forum

‘Don’t Tread on Me’ License Plates

States are sponsoring an increasingly controversial image.

Gas Prices Falling Rapidly

The U.S. average is under $4 for the first time in months.

Is Biden Hiring 87,000 New IRS Agents? Not Exactly.

A new meme started by Republican leaders is mostly false.