John Stoehr

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

The GOP can’t stop won’t stop hating the poor for their poverty

June 2, 2023 /

With the debt-ceiling deal, the poor will suffer twice as much.

On student loans, McCarthy didn’t get what he said he got

June 1, 2023 /

Even so, it’s why some Democrats voted against lifting the debt ceiling.

The new debt ceiling deal reflects a permanent feature of democracy in these United States

May 31, 2023 /

The Republicans stand behind it and punch it in the kidneys.

How small towns in America weaponize Memorial Day

May 30, 2023 /

They use national memory to stop local change.

Ohio bill protects ‘conservatives’ from the pressures of democracy

May 26, 2023 /

When it comes to free speech, the point is not liberty for all.

Intelligence is no substitute for virtue

May 25, 2023 /

Things didn’t go well for DeSantis last night, but he’s no idiot.

On debt ceiling, moderate Democrats need to chill

May 24, 2023 /

Biden is doing better than they think.

Feinstein is showing signs of cognitive decline. So what?

May 23, 2023 /

Her critics think their point has been made. It hasn’t.

The importance of religion in the US is shrinking? Think again

May 19, 2023 /

Don’t confuse religious institutions for religious belief.

The story about the storytellers behind the Durham report story

May 18, 2023 /

The truth is beside the point.