John Stoehr

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

‘Light and Heat,’ the Politics of the Occult

April 24, 2020 /

It doesn’t make any sense, because it’s not supposed to.

Mitch McConnell’s Multiverse of Betrayal

April 23, 2020 /

America owes blue states for fighting COVID-19. He’d repay them with bankruptcy.

Mitch McConnell’s animus

April 22, 2020 / Comments Off on Mitch McConnell’s animus

The Senate majority leader appeared on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show today to state that his Senate conference would not debate what he called a “blue-state bailout.” Here’s the context: Basically, Mitch McConnell knows the pandemic has the potential to weaken his enemies in cities and blue states to the point of insolvency, resulting in mass…

The Common Good vs. Freedom-Hoarders

April 22, 2020 /

A majority has already made their choice. The right one.

Trump Is Stealing Your Freedom

April 21, 2020 / Comments Off on Trump Is Stealing Your Freedom

Conservatives used to oppose totalitarianism. Not anymore.

Trump’s Armed, and Infectious, Insurgents

April 20, 2020 /

“Patriotic protest” as moral equivalent of a suicide bombing.

Are Dead People the Cost of GOP Politics?

April 17, 2020 /

The petty bourgeoisie will never recognize Trump’s betrayal.

Don’t Give Paranoids Too Much Credit

April 16, 2020 /

Some minds can’t trust anything or anyone not on their side.

The GOP Is Forcing a Majority of Americans to Pay for Trump’s Deadly Negligence

April 14, 2020 / Comments Off on The GOP Is Forcing a Majority of Americans to Pay for Trump’s Deadly Negligence

Governors are now taking action. Good.

Trump Declares Power to Nullify States Rights

April 13, 2020 /

He implied he has authority to force states to “reopen.”