John Stoehr

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

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

November 1, 2023 / Comments Off on The real reason Donald Trump has a chance again? Most white people want him back

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

A Biden goal is restraining Israel ‘through the bear hug’

October 31, 2023 / Comments Off on A Biden goal is restraining Israel ‘through the bear hug’

Hussein Ibish explains the president and the Israel-Hamas war.

Are Americans really that negative about the economy?

October 30, 2023 / Comments Off on Are Americans really that negative about the economy?

GDP grew by nearly 5 percent last quarter. And people are feeling it, according to a senior economic analyst for Mauldin Economics.

How pernicious misinformation is shaping the Israel-Hamas war

October 27, 2023 / Comments Off on How pernicious misinformation is shaping the Israel-Hamas war

That “hospital explosion” wasn’t really a hospital explosion.

With Mike Johnson’s victory, ‘deinstitutionalization’ is winning

October 26, 2023 / Comments Off on With Mike Johnson’s victory, ‘deinstitutionalization’ is winning

GOP insurgents have been attacking democratic institutions for years in a bid to overtake them. One of them is now speaker of the House.

‘It was not worth rolling the dice’

October 25, 2023 / Comments Off on ‘It was not worth rolling the dice’

Mike Johnson is set to be the next speaker. Was the Democrats’ gamble worth it? The politics editor of the Washington Monthly says no.

The next speaker ‘will face an ungovernable party and House’

October 23, 2023 /

First, Boehner, then Ryan, then McCarthy. “Rest assured,” says Norman Ornstein, an authority on the US Congress, “it will happen again!”

Biden deescalated violence by deescalating violent rhetoric

October 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Biden deescalated violence by deescalating violent rhetoric

A “democratic and decent response” to war in Ukraine and Israel.

Speaker McHenry, sorta, maybe?

October 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Speaker McHenry, sorta, maybe?

It’s the best guess, according to one authority on the US Congress.

Fear of a dictator may yield unity

October 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Fear of a dictator may yield unity

An interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Will Bunch.