John Stoehr

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

Joaquin Castro’s Righteous Norm-Busting

August 8, 2019 /

A norm preventing you from fighting fascist terrorism is no norm at all.

Morality Is Suicide to ‘the Chosen’

August 7, 2019 /

They may sound reasonable, but be aware their goal is dominance.

Beto O’Rourke’s Moral Clarity Goes Viral

August 6, 2019 /

Americans are starved for the truth.

The problem with ‘hate’

August 6, 2019 /

Whenever there’s a massacre, we heard various and sundry uses of “hate.” Veronica Escobar, who represents El Paso, said there’s a “hate epidemic.” “In this country, we have a gun violence epidemic but we also have a hate epidemic. Until we deal with that hate and until we confront the weak gun laws that we…

Modern-day ‘Brownshirts’ Answer Trump

August 5, 2019 /

He spent a week maligning cities. Then came massacres in El Paso and Dayton.

On Texas, Should Republicans Freak?

August 2, 2019 /

One of the parties is in true disarray. It’s not the Democrats.

The Fascist Mind Is Dumb

August 1, 2019 /

The last thing we should do is pretend it’s smart.

To Understand Trump, Stop Thinking Rationally

July 31, 2019 /

Searching for a motive for malice distracts us from the malice itself.

Open thread on last night’s debate

July 31, 2019 /

Now’s your chance to tell everyone what you think. Key topics: policies, ideology, the party, personality, and media framing. Looking forward to your thoughts! —JS

Hillary’s revenge?

July 31, 2019 /

As I write this, I’m watching the second round of the Democratic presidential debates, and my mind is drifting to a video I watched this morning in which Hillary Clinton said fascism is happening. HRC: The demagoguery, the appeal to the crowd, the very clever use of symbols, the intimidation, verbal and physical—this is a…