John Stoehr

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

The only thing Mike Johnson is getting out of his relationship with Trump is humiliation

February 19, 2024 / Comments Off on The only thing Mike Johnson is getting out of his relationship with Trump is humiliation

The longer this goes on, the better the Democrats look.

When people tell you that Biden is doing to Trump what Putin did to Navalny, they are telling you they don’t believe in anything

February 16, 2024 /

A democracy can’t afford to empower such cynicism.

New York’s special shows the cost to GOP of saying the quiet part out loud about the border

February 15, 2024 / Comments Off on New York’s special shows the cost to GOP of saying the quiet part out loud about the border

The winner, a Democrat, said he cared about the problem. Voters believed him. More importantly, they didn’t believe the Republican.

Critics calling on Biden to drop out are not thinking it through

February 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Critics calling on Biden to drop out are not thinking it through

They say democracy is too important to take a chance on an old man. In fact, it’s too important to take a chance on someone else. 

To speak on your terms, free yourself from the press corps

February 12, 2024 / Comments Off on To speak on your terms, free yourself from the press corps

What can you say about things that are morally distinct in a news media world in which moral distinctions don’t exist? 

Biden’s righteous anger with an anti-moral press corps

February 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Biden’s righteous anger with an anti-moral press corps

The special counsel’s report didn’t have enough to indict him, only smear him, and reporters are going along with it.

All of a sudden, Biden is the border hawk, not Trump

February 7, 2024 /

Trump got outplayed and doesn’t seem to know it.

Biden connected the dots – Trump’s Big Lie is new Lost Cause

February 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Biden connected the dots – Trump’s Big Lie is new Lost Cause

He opened space to discuss the role of intimidation and threats of violence in Trump’s continued dominance of the Republican Party. 

On Ukraine war funding, are the Republicans in Russian pay?

February 5, 2024 / Comments Off on On Ukraine war funding, are the Republicans in Russian pay?

Shared interest is probably the right answer.

Hello, this is Hades

February 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Hello, this is Hades

Our mascot is back.