John Stoehr

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

Sabotage all over

August 13, 2020 /

I’ll have more to say about this Friday. For now:

Embracing the GOP’s crazy isn’t crazy

August 13, 2020 /

Yes, Trump is running on bigotry. Our system rewards that.

Harris is a unicorn: safe as well as aspirational, a running mate who actually matters

August 12, 2020 /

Safe for white voters. Aspirational to nonwhite voters.

Biden picks Harris

August 11, 2020 /

It finally happened. Joe Biden announced today that his running mate will be Kamala Harris. Here’s what I said about her Friday: “No one knows if running mates matter, but an argument about Harris as Biden’s running mate is a good argument. To pick Harris is to say to the Democratic base: yes, it can happen…

Where is the ‘master of the Senate’?

August 11, 2020 /

Turns out Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are bad at politics.

Prepare for a permanent pandemic

August 10, 2020 /

Abnormal politics means no return to normal.

SE Cupp’s pose-striking punditry

August 7, 2020 /

She and other conservatives can’t let go of a time long gone.

Trump encounters suffering, unamazed

August 5, 2020 /

Has any president been as out of touch?

Electoral College as incentive to murder

August 4, 2020 /

Blame the pandemic on Trump. Blame it on our system, too.

Is Trump losing his party?

August 3, 2020 /

Steven Mnuchin is playing both sides: the president’s and the Republicans’.