John Stoehr

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

David Brooks and the decay of white boomer politics

September 9, 2022 /

The stand-in for a fading political order is bewildered by politics, a sign of the GOP’s half-century dominance may be coming to an end.

It’s all thanks to you!

September 8, 2022 /

A treat for me, myself and I.

A Democratic president who does not back down changes everything

September 6, 2022 /

After “The Speech,” bothsidesism may be a sign of hope.

No Democratic president in my lifetime ever talked about a Republican predecessor like that

September 2, 2022 /

It’s the end of an era.

Trump is president for life. Just ask him

September 1, 2022 /

By claiming to have declassified government secrets, he refuses to recognize the authority of the current president

There’s no way Biden would use the term ‘semi-fascist’ if he did not believe that most Americans are behind the Democrats

August 31, 2022 /

He doesn’t risk alienating voters. He risks missing an opportunity.

If the Congress is unchanged by the midterms, it will signal the return of an old norm

August 26, 2022 /

In the 20th century, six midterms flipped the Congress.

Maybe Donald Trump’s Big Lie is, well, um, good for democracy?

August 25, 2022 /

Early signs of hardcore supporters losing hope.

$10,000 in relief zeros out, or cuts in half, the student loan debt of a majority of borrowers

August 23, 2022 /

But is that all that’s possible? No.

Cheap in money, rich in love!

August 20, 2022 /

What a privilege to watch a child grow.