John Stoehr

John Stoehr is the editor of the Editorial Board. Find him @editorialboard.bsky.social .
Not the one you think it is. Here’s the real struggle.
When it comes to masks, responsible law-abiding people are doing the work.
“Obamagate” is one reason why.
Blue-state civilization vs. red-state barbarism.
Poll shows increasing intolerance for the president’s weakness.
The Post’s Paul Waldman thinks the Republicans are preparing for Donald Trump to lose. That’s why they are talking up deficit reduction and cost cutting when they should be talking about doing everything—anything—possible to save the president. If you thought Trump could still win, your best move would be to give the economy the biggest…
The enemy of the GOP’s enemy is its friend.
A president without courage is a president without trust.
The president said today the coronavirus pandemic has been worse than Pearl Harbor and the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. At the same time, he said his focus is “reopening” the economy, even if that means “some people” die. Now imagine FDR, or George W. Bush, saying, “Ignore the tragedy. Let’s get back to…
Instead of Iraqis, they’ll be Americans.