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 / Comments Off on It’s all thanks to you!

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 / Comments Off on No Democratic president in my lifetime ever talked about a Republican predecessor like that

It’s the end of an era.

Trump is president for life. Just ask him

September 1, 2022 / Comments Off on Trump is president for life. Just ask him

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

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

But is that all that’s possible? No.

Cheap in money, rich in love!

August 20, 2022 / Comments Off on Cheap in money, rich in love!

What a privilege to watch a child grow.