John Stoehr

John Stoehr is the editor of the Editorial Board. He writes the daily edition. Find him @johnastoehr.

I was going to be a music teacher but …

October 29, 2020 /

A long time ago, I went to college to become a public school music teacher. Things didn’t turn out that. After some twists and turns, here I am, editing and publishing a pretty good newsletter about national politics in plain English for the common good. I hope you’ve enjoyed the ride. And I hope you’ll…

Not voting is barbarism

October 29, 2020 /

Voting third-party is even worse.

Appeasing the GOP’s injurious bullshit

October 28, 2020 /

5 big lies the press corps must stop laundering.

Biden is winning when he wins. Period

October 26, 2020 /

Urgency isn’t action. Action is action.

Trump holds everyone in contempt, including Republican voters

October 23, 2020 /

Scorn for real people’s real problems is why the debates matter.

Biden is changing what ‘bipartisan’ means

October 22, 2020 /

GOP demands used to be the beginning of Democratic thinking.

We should question Chad Wolf’s loyalty

October 21, 2020 /

Same with anyone denying that we’re all in this together.

Me and my ADHD brain

October 20, 2020 /

Save 20%.

Americans don’t know they’re guinea pigs

October 20, 2020 /

Trump’s science experiment is informed by ideology, not medicine.

Conspiracy theories are like herpes

October 19, 2020 /

Citizens are pushing “irrationalism” back to where it belongs.