John Stoehr

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

Liberals are distracted, but Trump isn’t doing it

June 18, 2025 /

Our fighting spirit is drained by our own clever arguments.

The next election can’t mend the harm done by Kennedy’s lies

June 16, 2025 /

In science, four years is a lifetime, Gabrielle A. Perry tells me.

A personal army parading for its president’s birthday?

June 13, 2025 /

“We are at the most dangerous juncture in America since the beginning of the Civil War,” D. Earl Stephens tells me.

There is no compromise. Look what they did to Alex Padilla

June 12, 2025 /

In rightwing politics, you cannot be allowed to live your life in peace the way you see fit if you are not among the chosen.

Trump violently infringed California’s sovereignty

June 11, 2025 /

No one’s talking about that part of the story.

Feud with Musk raises question: Can Trumpism outlive Trump?

June 6, 2025 /

It’s an “inherently cannibalistic ethos,” says Daniel Roberts.

War between Musk and Trump? No, they’re just dicks

June 5, 2025 /

The lessons of the Trump era with USA Today’s Rex Huppke.

If you’re on Medicaid or Obamacare, read this now

June 4, 2025 /

Charles Gaba explains the GOP’s “gaslighting bullshit.”

Trump’s job approval has recovered since ‘liberation day.’ So much for Schumer’s strategy

June 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Trump’s job approval has recovered since ‘liberation day.’ So much for Schumer’s strategy

Following public opinion isn’t working.

No, Biden didn’t hand Trump the presidency

May 30, 2025 / Comments Off on No, Biden didn’t hand Trump the presidency

Jake Tapper and the media’s double standard.