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.

Deval Patrick Drops Out

The Democratic nominee will be white.

The Narrative Abides

Iowa and New Hampshire voters are changing the perception of the race.

Andrew Yang Drops Out

The math compelled it. But he outlasted several better-known candidates.

Young Pete Buttigieg’s Ode to Bernie Sanders

An amusing discovery.

Ginsburg Says Start Over on ERA

A feminist icon offers some advice her allies will not want to hear.

Post-Iowa Reset Not What You’d Expect

Biden’s support is in decline. But it’s not clear that Buttigieg is getting an Iowa bounce.

Flu is Killing Way More People than Coronavirus

What’s new isn’t necessarily what’s most important.

Why Debating Defense Spending is So Hard

Nobody even agrees on what baselines to use.

Iowa Finally Releases Maybe-Final Results

The precise distribution of 41 measly delegates is now known. Unless there’s a recount.

Ratfucking the Democratic Primaries?

There’s a campaign to encourage anti-Trump Republicans and independents to vote in New Hampshire.

Trump Cutting NSC Back for Wrong Reasons

A smaller staff is arguably a good idea. But not this way.

Front-Loaded Primary Schedule

The primary season has just started. It is almost over.

Has the Democratic Race Changed?

Is there a new frontrunner?

Sanders Benefitting from Low Expectations

The Vermont Senator is a better politician than most give him credit for.

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Analysis vs Advocacy

A recurring source of friction in the OTB conversation.

Cancer Causes Genetic Changes Years Before Symptoms

A promising new study.

Iowa is the New Florida*

The caucus tallies are so riddled with errors that the DNC is calling for a recount.

Colbert on Romney and Oaths

A touching tribute to doing the right thing.

Iowa Shifting the Narrative?

The media coverage continues on script.

Senate Acquits Trump On Party Lines (Minus Mitt Romney)

Donald Trump is the third President to be impeached by the House and acquitted by the Senate.

Rush Limbaugh’s Presidential Medal of Freedom

Another controversy amid a reality show State of the Union address.

SOTU Ends Pretense of Normalcy

The State of the Union is petulant.

The Iowa Caucuses Debacle

It’s more embarrassing than we thought.

Rush Limbaugh Has Advanced Lung Cancer

Sad news from the conservative talk icon.

A Year in Which Nothing Happened

We’re right back where we started.

Did Taxpayers Spend $3.4 Million for Trump Super Bowl Party?

The real scandal isn’t the price tag but the beneficiary.

John Kerry Almost Certainly Not Running for President

He’s tanned, rested, and ready. But it ain’t happening.

West Virginia to Allow Smartphone Voting

Cyber security experts are quite alarmed.

DNC Making Up Rules as it Goes

Proposed mid-stream changes could help Bloomberg, hurt Sanders, and divide the party.

Trump’s Acquittal and American Democracy

Has this precedent permanently damaged the country? Or is it just politics as usual?

Senate Republicans Think Trump Guilty, Shouldn’t Be Removed

A binary choice will produce a worse outcome than necessary.

Mike Bloomberg’s $11 Million Super Bowl Ad in Perspective

It’s literally the equivalent of buying a large pizza for the average American household.

Guy Named John Delaney Ends Campaign Nobody Knew About

This. Changes. Everything.

We Don’t Need Witnesses

What difference at this point does it make?

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Paperwork and the Poor

Our measures for preventing abuse of our social welfare system are preventing those who need it most go without.

Feinstein and Three Democratic Moderates Leaning Toward Acquittal?

Surprising news from an unsurprising process.

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The Hidden Left-Liberal Divide

One side is arguing over rules while the other is focused on consequences.

Kobe Bryant Killed in Helicopter Crash

The basketball legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among five fatalities.

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Newspaper Endorsements At Odds with Polls

The leading papers in Iowa and New Hampshire are backing Klobuchar and Warren, respectively.

Joe Rogan, Bernie Sanders, and the Intellectual Dark Web

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Why Democrats Have to Play By Different Rules

The Republicans are playing a different game.

What if November’s Loser Refuses to Concede?

There’s a very real possibility the legitimacy of the 2020 election will be contested.

No, Citizens United Didn’t Ruin Our Democracy

Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.

Jim Lehrer, 1934-2020

A legendary newsman has passed.

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Are We Ruining American Politics?

A political scientist argues that college-educated intellectuals are doing politics wrong.

Explaining the Sanders-Warren Flap

Two progressives enter. One progressive leaves.

Disney Drops ‘Fox’ Name

More fallout from the consolidation of media brands.

Trump May Be Even Less Popular than it Seems

The 45th President polls worse than other prominent Republicans.

11 US Troops Injured in Attack Where No US Troops Were Injured

Claims by the President and Defense Department about the Iranian response to the Soleimani raid were untrue.