John Stoehr

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

Biden plans to beat up on brown people to get reelected

January 10, 2023 /

A signature trait of Democratic presidents.

Only the Republicans can save themselves from the Republicans

January 6, 2023 /

Let’s hope the House Democrats continue resisting calls to intervene in Kevin McCarthy’s humiliating fight with the chaos caucus.

The 19 are depoliticizing politics

January 5, 2023 /

Kevin McCarthy’s humiliation is a case study.

Will the Democrats save the next GOP speaker from his party?

January 4, 2023 /

If not, how much suffering can they tolerate?

Rumors of Trump’s decline have been greatly exaggerated

January 3, 2023 /

We can’t yet know whether his “fortunes are fading.”

The fetish of George Santos

December 30, 2022 /

He’s an empty vessel into which the Republicans pour their desires.

Suddenly, the Republicans want a piece of the action

December 29, 2022 /

The party of no seems to be rethinking the utility of no.

Book bans and why liberals win the argument but lose the fight

December 28, 2022 /

The rightwing target is what progressivism does to education.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has outlived her usefulness

December 27, 2022 /

Biden and the Democrats have assimilated progressive politics.

The only way to preserve the rule of law is by preserving democracy

December 20, 2022 /

Most people have it backward.