John Stoehr

John Stoehr is the editor of the Editorial Board. Find him @editorialboard.bsky.social .

My child’s view of the president

March 26, 2020 /

I don’t write about my daughter because that’s best tack to take for a public forum like the Editorial Board. I do want to share something she did recently, though. ERS is 8. She’s sensitive and caring and precocious. After I asked her to draw a picture of how she feels about the president, she…

Don’t Underestimate GOP Masochism

March 24, 2020 /

Some Republicans will die to make a point.

Acting Responsibly Means GOP Loses

March 23, 2020 /

They won’t do that. Not even during a plague.

Who’s a good boy?

March 22, 2020 /

A special message from the Stoehr family dog, Hades.

Speaking plainly about politics

March 21, 2020 /

The AP ran a story in late February in which it was clear the president was reluctant to act in response to the new coronavirus outbreak because he did not want to upset Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Post ran a story last night in which it was clear the US intelligence community warned Donald…

The Ideology of Richard Burr’s Corruption

March 20, 2020 /

It can be found in Trump’s “story of life.”

Trump’s ‘War Against the Chinese Virus’

March 19, 2020 /

Here’s what it means.

To trust or not to trust Trump

March 18, 2020 /

The Connecticut Labor Department saw unemployment benefit claims jump 900 percent over four days, from a norm of 3,000 or so filings in a typical week ending Friday to nearly 30,000 on Tuesday. I asked yesterday what the economic indicators were to justify the president’s $1 trillion stimulus package. Well, there they are. But I can’t bring myself to…

I do journalism, not math

March 18, 2020 /

Hi. I erred. Jobless claims jumped 900 percent, not 100 percent, in Connecticut. Thanks to the smarties who corrected today’s edition of the Editorial Board. While I have you, please consider becoming a paying subscriber!

Beware Trump’s Pandemic Profiteering

March 18, 2020 /

It does not feel good to distrust a president at a time like this.