John Stoehr

Trump's edge on the economy is gone. So is his political immunity

It took 500 days to go from "successful businessman" to gangster president.

What this country needs is law and order, starting with elites

Max Miller's impunity is mainstream.

America is now seeing the destructive consequences of twice electing a spoiled brat

Less authoritarian politics, more prepubescent politics, but with the same results.

Zero-tolerance for oligarchs

They have crossed the line from legitimate businesspeople to organized crime.

GOP faces voter wrath, as Iran struggles to negotiate with 'mentally incapacitated' Trump

The cake is baked. The Republicans are cooked.

Family matters at the Editorial Board. Join ours today!

I have been asking the Editorial Board's chief illustrator to come up with new material and this week she came through with a banger. The axolotl is a rare species of salamander found mostly in Mexico. Climate change is its biggest threat. Kids of her generation love the

How can we be a Christian nation when the Christians here don't mind Trump's blasphemy?

Secular arguments against Christian nationalism are too credulous.

Heroes like Anthony Fauci make Republicans look like criminals

So they tried to destroy his good name. That's the story.

Demoralization hits Dem voters, too, despite blue wave building

Trump's vast assault on the public trust has bipartisan consequences.

Don't kid yourself. The sphere of freedom in America is shrinking

And yet people will fight and find joy in it.

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There are now so many people who are using artificial intelligence to generate their writing that Substack* now offers a service to scan for it. I am happy to report the results of a recent scan of my own writing. You will not be surprised to learn that it was

Trump's new tariffs are not a mistake. They are extortion

They're part of a broader effort to salt the earth of public trust.