John Stoehr

John Stoehr is the editor of the Editorial Board. He writes the daily edition. Find him @johnastoehr.

‘Law and order’ doesn’t mean keeping 10,000 Haitians out. It means letting them all in. It’s keeping them out that’s lawless

September 21, 2021 /

No, this isn’t about public health.

The biggest media bias that no one is talking about is obscuring a violent Republican crime wave that no one is talking about

September 20, 2021 /

A bias toward freedom of choice, instead of responsibility.

Biden’s barbarous border, CA’s violence to democracy, ‘scientific’ disinfo, GOP’s fraud, family court myth, plus John Stoehr’s week

September 19, 2021 /

The weekend edition of the Editorial Board.

To save American democracy, take all the fun out of lying

September 17, 2021 /

The power of treating Republicans like adults.

The GOP’s authoritarian voters have given up hope of taking over democracy. A new political rhetoric can keep it that way

September 16, 2021 /

The rhetoric of shut-the-fuck-up, part 2.

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September 15, 2021 /

Thank you!

Post-Trump America needs a new political vocabulary. Introducing the rhetoric of shut-the-fuck-up

September 15, 2021 /

Please forgive me my vulgarity.

We do not have a public health crisis. We have a crisis of law and order. No one is talking about it

September 14, 2021 /

Let’s not mince words about “freedoms.”

Why should we trust GOP leaders and voters who reliably demonstrate their lawlessness?

September 13, 2021 /

They say they’ll quit en masse. They won’t. They say they won’t do what they’re told. They will. They will do what they’re told, then lie about it.

Sheep-drench grifters, the Texas overstep, white minority tipping point, enshrining abortion, plus John Stoehr’s week

September 11, 2021 /

The weekend edition of the Editorial Board!