John Stoehr

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

On the debt ceiling fight, the Republicans are humiliating the Democrats. Does Joe Manchin’s party have any pride?

September 23, 2021 / Comments Off on On the debt ceiling fight, the Republicans are humiliating the Democrats. Does Joe Manchin’s party have any pride?

So far, the answer seems to be no.

The Eastman memo is another reason why we badly need election reform. It’s also reason why reform won’t be enough

September 22, 2021 /

New laws won’t stop people who hold themselves above the law.

‘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 / Comments Off on ‘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

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

The weekend edition of the Editorial Board.

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

September 17, 2021 / Comments Off on To save American democracy, take all the fun out of lying

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.

Please subscribe to the Editorial Board to support politics in plain English and the common good

September 15, 2021 / Comments Off on Please subscribe to the Editorial Board to support politics in plain English and the common good

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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.”