John Stoehr

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

Censorship is now so broadly defined as to mean anyone disagreeing with me is censoring me

July 23, 2021 /

Free speech and counter-speech are not “cancel culture.”

When authoritarians say they’d rather die than give in to an enemy trying to save their lives, we should believe them

July 22, 2021 /

Listen to Trump supporters? We have been.

Here’s what I hope liberals like Michelle Goldberg understand about the American authoritarian mind

July 21, 2021 /

Loneliness is the beginning, not the end.

Vaccinations, like government, are not the opposite of freedom. They are a means toward achieving it

July 20, 2021 /

The covid pandemic is changing Americans’ minds. Finally.

How do we solve a problem like ‘vaccine skeptics’? Stop respecting their excuses for bad behavior

July 19, 2021 /

We’ve tried respect. It didn’t work.

Things are going to change now that normal people can really feel the government being on their side

July 16, 2021 /

From populist politics to popular politics.

No, there’s nothing ‘demagogic and dangerous’ about a president taking the side of democracy

July 15, 2021 /

More on the Very Serious Debate Club.

The Democrats are naming the republic’s enemies while providing a future road to ‘stability and hope’

July 14, 2021 /

That’s real politics. Fictional politics is what the Republicans do.

For white evangelical Protestants, the degradation of democracy is not regrettable. It’s desirable

July 13, 2021 /

The point is rule by God’s chosen.

Facts about the covid vaccinations are totally political, because all facts are totally political

July 12, 2021 /

We need a new consensus.