John Stoehr

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

Why Didn’t Trump Lie about the Bible?

June 15, 2020 /

“Is that your Bible?” he was asked. “It’s a Bible,” he said.

Anti-political correctness is in trouble

June 12, 2020 /

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George Floyd Ended the ‘Culture War’

June 12, 2020 /

Anti-political correctness needed plausible deniability. Now what?

What does “steal the election” mean?

June 11, 2020 /

The president can’t cancel the 2020 presidential election, but he can find ways to “steal” it, as Joe Biden said last night. The debacle in Georgia Tuesday is a case in point. The Washington press corps doesn’t seem to be taking the possibility seriously. I suppose it’s hard to take something seriously when it sounds…

We Now See Anti-Racism Is Patriotism

June 11, 2020 /

There’s virtually no resistance to tearing down Confederate statues.

Kill This Media Narrative Now

June 10, 2020 /

The press corps is starting to wedge the anti-racist coalition.

Trump Is Doing Just What Cops Do

June 9, 2020 /

Americans of color understand fascism intimately.

This Is a Religious Movement

June 8, 2020 /

We seem to be experiencing a new Great Awakening.

Erasing Champions of Religious Freedom

June 5, 2020 /

The truth is in plain sight.

Whitewashing religious Democrats

June 4, 2020 /

Here are Senate Democrats kneeling in prayer as they honored today the memory of George Floyd with nine minutes of silence. I find this picture moving as well as instructive. It’s not supposed to exist. Democrats can’t exercise faith, because Democrats don’t have any faith, according to people like Dan Patrick, the lt. governor of…