John Stoehr

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

We can enrage liars by telling them the truth or we can neutralize them by telling them to stop lying

August 5, 2021 /

The choice is ours. Time is running out.

People who desire a leader to save them from the humiliations of democracy are people who will do what they’re told

August 4, 2021 /

No, you’re wrong. The authoritarians among us do not want freedom.

The Harvey Weinstein of politics

August 4, 2021 /

The most damning account of sexual predation by a public official in living memory.

Here’s why a vaccine mandate would convince authoritarian holdouts to get the shot voluntarily

August 3, 2021 /

The key is understanding what they fear.

For all its sophistication, the Washington press corps exhibits a startling degree of naivete.

August 2, 2021 /

Lying isn’t a means to an agenda. For the GOP, it’s the agenda.

Everyone presumes a backlash is coming for the Democrats. The electorate has changed, though

July 30, 2021 /

Consider “law and order.”

The moment Capitol police honored their oath to put country over party is the moment they became partisans for America

July 29, 2021 /

The meaning of partisanship is rapidly changing.

The Republicans have made being an American a partisan issue. There are now two clear sides

July 28, 2021 /

That’s the inescapable conclusion from Tuesday’s testimony.

The country is failing to face the rage of Donald Trump’s supporters. The result is mass death

July 27, 2021 /

We are afraid to hold the unvaccinated accountable for their choices.

What Merle Haggard can teach liberals

July 26, 2021 /

“Why’re we scared?” he told me. “We’re America.”