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.

The Rarity of Supreme Court Retirements

There have only been eleven since 1981.

Kavanaugh’s Bizarre Rationale

Things that make you go Hmmm.

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Headline Juxtapositions

When the teaser is better than the news.

New York’s Sloppy Vote Counting

The combination of incompetence and a new system have the mayoral race in turmoil.

People Are Crazy (Fact Check Edition)

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NCAA Approves ‘Name, Image, Likeness’ Rights

College athletes are now free to cash in on their fame.

Is the Pandemic Over?

A lot of Americans think so.

‘Conservatives’ and Critical Race Theory

New York Times columnists are not a representative sample.

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Hero Shot By Cop in Active Shooter Incident

The downside of the “good guy with a gun” trope.

The Economics of Long Tail News

There’s got to be a better way.

Engineers Warned of Condo Structural Damage

A tragic story gets more complicated.

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Biden Reverses Himself on Infrastructure Linkage

When he said he wouldn’t sign it if it wasn’t accompanied by a second bill, he wasn’t implying that he would veto it if it wasn’t.

NC State DQ’d from College World Series

Stupid is as stupid does.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Short-Lived

A bizarre development looks to upend it less than 24 hours after it was announced.

Educational Diversity and Structural Racism

Critical race theory rears its ugly head yet again.

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Biden Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

Details are quite scant at the moment.

Britney Spears Wants to Run Her Own Life

The pop star is “traumatized” by restrictions placed by her conservator-father.

Florida’s Campus Speech Law

Ron DeSantis and friends are afraid of higher education.

First Capitol Rioter Sentenced Gets No Jail Time

The second won’t be so fortunate.

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SCOTUS Says Cheerleader’s Snapchat F-Bomb Protected by 1st Amendment

Another narrowly-crafted but overwhelming opinion from the Supreme Court.

Democrats Increasingly Frustrated with Congress

It turns out a 51-50 Senate majority isn’t enough.

Supreme Court Ends ‘Amateur’ Collegiate Sports

Most NCAA restrictions violate anti-trust law.

Sinema’s Filibuster Defense

It’s no better than Joe Manchin’s.

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Two Americas?

Yet more evidence that we’re a nation divided.

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Coloradans Need Not Apply

A law seeking to help the state’s workers seems to be having the opposite effect.

Father’s Day Musings

Some semi-coherent thoughts on the occasion.

How Critical Race Theory Suddenly Hit the Mainstream

A pandemic and the rise of Zoom meetings unleashed an academic theory into the wild.

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COVID Bullying at West Point?

Vaccination is voluntary but refusal is not without consequence.

A Last-Minute Holiday

That escalated quickly.

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People Are Crazy

A lottery brings out the worst in a small town.

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Congress May Repeal Iraq AUMF

A meaningless gesture that’s long overdue.

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Juneteenth to be National Holiday

It passed the Senate unanimously.

McConnell Seems to Rule out Confirming Biden SCOTUS Pick after 2022

He’s in the minority but promises to start obstructing again if that changes.

Schumer Apologizes for ‘Retarded’ Comment

Another case of word choice overriding intent.

Coffee is (Mostly) Healthy Again

The indicators are pointing in the direction of caffeine being good for most people.

Netanyahu Finally Out, But for How Long?

Israel’s long national nightmare is over. Or is it?

Working From Home and Polarization

Yet another thing driving Americans apart.

Quick Takes

A few notes from the beach.

What Does the Fed Have Against the Founding Fathers?

Well, nothing of course.

College Football Playoff Expansion

The inevitable is now very much in progress.

The State of America’s Political Parties

One party is divided on how to govern and the other is united in not governing.

Police Didn’t Clear Protestors for Trump Photo-Op?

Don’t believe your lying eyes.

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America’s Poverty Dependence

Our love for cheap goods and services requires lots of people willing to work for very little.

Stephen Breyer’s Retirement Timing

Should he be worried about the appearance of partisan gaming?

Keystone XL Developer Abandons Project

The project that has been on-again, off-again since 2008 seems to be off for good.

Trump, the Rule of Law, and Normalization

Even incredibly abnormal Presidents are Presidents.