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.

David McCullough, 1933-2022

A great American author is gone at 89.

FBI Raids Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home

The former President and his supporters are crying “weaponization of the justice system.”

Liz Cheney’s Future

She’ll almost certainly be out of a job in January. Then what?

Michael Langley Becomes Marines’ First Black 4-Star General

A major milestone has been reached.

Feelings Don’t Care About Facts

“America can survive the demagogues themselves, it’s their audience that will kill us.”

Sunday’s Forum

Libraries and Book Banning

How much say should the community have in what’s included?

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Texas and Arizona Bussing Migrants to DC and NYC

A cruel and insidious ‘solution’ to the border problem.

FBI’s Sham Kavanaugh Investigation

Some 4500 tip line reports were simply turned over to the White House and not investigated further.

Friday’s Forum

Pelosi’s Ill-Advised Taiwan Visit

The Speaker’s trip was reckless, needlessly escalating an already tense situation.

Democrats Funding MAGA Primary Candidates

Hardball politics or dirty pool?

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Coming IRS Crackdown?

The Schumer-Manchin compromise includes a massive increase in the tax collection budget.

Bill Russell, 1934-2022

The iconic basketball player, coach, and civil rights leader is gone at 88.

First Capitol Rioter to Go to Trial Gets 7 Years

A loudmouth III%er cried like a baby during his sentencing.

U.S. Kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda Founder and Leader

A precision drone strike on a balcony in Kabul took out a longtime nemesis.

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Learning From Joe Manchin

Has the frustrating process of securing his vote taught Democrats anything?

Democrats Punt on Primary Order

They’re going to wait until after the midterms to decide whether Iowa and New Hampshire stay at the front of the line.

Prince Charles Charity Accepted £1m from Bin Laden Family

Some light fundraising whilst waiting for mum to die.

Russia’s Absurd Demands for Griner and Whalen Release

Moscow is playing a very strange game.

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What’s Politics For, Anyway?

Capitol Hill Republicans are turning the concept on its head.

Tony Dow, 1945-2022

The man most famous for his turn on “Leave it to Beaver” has passed from liver cancer aged 77.

Failed and Has-Been Politicians Start New Party

The Forward Party will almost certainly go nowhere.

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Build Back Better Than Nothing

Joe Manchin has come around on a pared back BBB, surprising just about everyone.

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The Poor Upper Middle Class

The economic downturn is hitting groups in different ways.

The January 6 Hearings Didn’t Change Entrenched Opinion

Can American democracy survive its information bubbles?

China’s Worrisome Behavior

The competition is slowly ratcheting up.

Biden Continuing Trump Foreign Policy?

Normalcy is not a bad thing.

Liz Cheney 2024?

She’s almost certainly going to lose her House seat. Can she get a promotion?

Non-Majority Presidents

Are plurality winners less legitimate than popular vote losers?

Monkeypox ‘Emergency of International Concern’

A disease spreading mostly among gay men is now infecting small children.

Independent State Legislature Theory

A theory floated in Bush v Gore could radically change American elections.

South Carolina Outlaws Speech Related to Abortion

States emboldened by Dobbs are testing just how far the Supreme Court will let them go.

Silly Governor Tricks

With all of California’s problems solved, Gavin Newsome is doing stunts.

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Vicious Cycle of Air Conditioning

Making ourselves cooler is making the earth warmer.

Alabama Hyundai Plant Used Child Labor

Shocking but perhaps unsurprising news.

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Hard to Say I’m Sorry

Columnists write bad columns apologizing for bad columns.

Why is Inflation So High?

The economy, it turns out, is complicated.

President Joe Biden talks on the phone with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Monday, May 9, 2022, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden talks on the phone with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Monday, May 9, 2022, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

President Biden Has COVID

Despite every precaution, the 79-year-old leader of the free world is infected.

Defending the Constitution Against All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic

What should conservatives who can’t support the party of Trump do?

House Passes Marriage Protection Bill

The symbolic vote attracted a handful of Republican votes.

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The News is Bad for Biden

The nature of American political reporting distorts our perception of reality.

Democracy Dies in Dumbness

Paywalls are not our problem.

Biden and bin Salman

An embarrassing photo demonstrates the perils of leading the free world.

Housing Trans Inmates

An already awful system on steroids.

Public Manchin, Private Manchin

One of these things is not like the other.

Democrats Even Madder at Manchin

The West Virginia Senator has pulled away the football yet again.

January 6 and the Collusion Trap

What is the right measure of success for the Committee investigating the Capitol riot?

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The Coming Democratic Majority Isn’t Guaranteed

Ruy Teixeira finds that Hispanics aren’t yet woke.