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.

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.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

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.

Military Recruiting Woes

The US armed forces are looking for a few more good men and women.

A Great Realignment?

As Democrats gain college-educated voters, they’re losing Hispanics and men.

January 6 Committee Closing in On Trump

New evidence gets us a wee bit closer to a smoking gun.

Katie Hill Bankrupt After Losing Revenge Porn Suit

The law is behind the times.

Trumper Sets Own Camper on Fire to Own the Libs

Oh, and committed insurance fraud to boot.

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Inflation Hits 9.1%

The CPI has hit yet another four-decade high.

Wednesday’s Forum

HHS: States Must Allow Emergency Abortions

The agency says a 1986 law overrides state restrictions.

64 Percent of Democrats Want Biden Replaced in 2024

With record-low poll numbers, the grass roots wants someone new on the ticket next time.

Judicial Supremacy vs Popular Constitutionalism

Who should have the final say on the law of the land?

Biden Lowers Gas Prices

They went down 3 cents a gallon yesterday and have dropped 24 days straight.

Joe Biden is Aging (Developing Story)

The 79-year-old will be 80 on his next birthday.

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Doves Split Over Ukraine

Foreign policy makes strange bedfellows.

Can Pregnant Woman Drive in HOV Lane?

An absurd extension of the fight over abortion.

President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room. President Joe Biden takes notes doing a G7 Leaders’ Virtual Meeting Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in the White House Situation Room.

Biden to Issue Abortion Rights Order

The President has very little power here but he’s using it.

Shinzo Abe Murdered

Japan’s longest-serving prime minister was killed at a campaign rally. He was 67.

US and UK Intelligence Leaders Warn of Increasing Chinese Threat

They’re stealing our secrets and working to undermine our elections.

Abortion and the Filibuster

Assuming they had the votes, should Democrats carve out yet another exception?

Boris Johnson Resigns as Tory Leader

He plans to hang on as PM through the fall but likely won’t be able to.

White House Rudderless, Aimless, and Hopeless?

Some Democrats are less than pleased.

The USA at 246

The Nation is unusually divided and melancholy on its birthday.

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The Capitol Riot and Fox News

A large plurality of the network’s viewers think left wingers trying to make Trump look bad are to blame.

The Weak Case Against the January 6 Committee

Republicans killed their parents and demanding mercy for being orphaned.

Ketanji Brown Jackson to Be Sworn in Today

Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring today and will swear his former law clerk in his replacement.

Racial Equity and America’s Roads

A new initiative aims to right decades-old wrongs.

Finland and Sweden Joining NATO

The Western alliance is getting stronger in the face of Russian aggression.

Resetting Our Politics

Did Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony change anything?

Trump Ordered the Code Red

You’re goddamn right he did.

Democrats in Disarray, Abortion Edition

Here we go again . . . .

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Cui Bono?

We live in a bizarre timeline.

SCOTUS Upholds High School Coach’s 50-Yard-Line Prayers

The Supreme Court has reversed decades of precedent on church-state separation.

The ‘Figure it Out Yourself’ Phase of COVID

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.