John Stoehr

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

The zealots of the Washington press corps

November 14, 2023 /

Like all zealots, they will be betrayed in the end.

The crazier the Republicans, the better for the Democrats in 2024

November 11, 2023 /

The GOP’s bet on chaos, dysfunction and disorder is still a bet.

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November 10, 2023 /

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Does Speaker Johnson really believe there’s no separation between church and state? 

November 10, 2023 /

A better question: What will “dominionists” like him do with power?

Multiracial democracy in America will live on despite Trump

November 10, 2023 /

An interview with political historian Claire Bond Potter.

Trump isn’t ‘the sword of Gryffindor’

November 9, 2023 /

Democrats have had that idea drummed into them over the last eight years, says Matt Robison, host of the Beyond Politics podcast. 

In a democracy, ‘lying isn’t supposed to be baked in’

November 6, 2023 /

Don’t wait for the Washington press corps to reform itself.

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November 5, 2023 /

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‘The right to defend and the act of revenge are different things. Civilization depends on the first. It’s threatened by the second’

November 3, 2023 /

An interview with the author of The New Hate and The Politics of Fear.

The real reason Donald Trump has a chance again? Most white people want him back

November 1, 2023 /

“There’s no getting around that fact,” says Issac J. Bailey.