John Stoehr

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

Why is Trump so weak?

March 17, 2020 / Comments Off on Why is Trump so weak?

Everyone agrees the president is weak, but few people understand why. Sure, Donald Trump is a lying, thieving, philandering sadist. That’s never helped his popularity. But I don’t think that alone explains his weakness. I have another theory you might like. You can’t really be a popular president when you’re leading a party that a…

A Weak President Is Very Dangerous

March 16, 2020 /

Donald Trump is always right. Ask him.

Junior Falwell Unmasks Conservatism

March 13, 2020 / Comments Off on Junior Falwell Unmasks Conservatism

Let’s thank him for it.

Trump can’t be trusted

March 12, 2020 / Comments Off on Trump can’t be trusted

Things are moving quickly, but one thing’s for sure. You can’t expect the guy who betrayed his country by demanding foreign interference in the 2020 election to be the same guy who leads America out of a pandemic. You can’t trust a fascist to do the work of democracy. But you can trust a fascist…

America Loses Trust in Trump, Finally

March 12, 2020 /

You can’t trust a fascist to do the work of democracy.

Why Bernie Sanders Will Keep Losing

March 11, 2020 /

Michigan was his death knell.

Amid a National Health Emergency, There’s No Hope for Redemption for Donald Trump

March 10, 2020 /

Expect him to act worse, not better.

Trump isn’t immune to his own fascism

March 9, 2020 / Comments Off on Trump isn’t immune to his own fascism

I think people who have experienced some kind of trauma (women in abusive marriages, for instance) understand the president is ways other people do not. They can see that Donald Trump doesn’t need to understand the new coronavirus, because understanding it isn’t going to influence him one way or another from doing whatever he wants…

No One Is Immune to Fascism, Not Even Trump

March 9, 2020 / Comments Off on No One Is Immune to Fascism, Not Even Trump

Amid coronavirus panic, Wall Street is starting to get it.

A closer look at Bernie’s authenticity

March 6, 2020 / Comments Off on A closer look at Bernie’s authenticity

The other day I said the real working class chose Joe Biden, not Bernie Sanders, on Super Tuesday. NPR crunched the numbers further, expanding the scope to include all states that have voted so far for a Democratic nominee. I was more right than I knew. I’ll be discussing this more next week. Meanwhile, today…