John Stoehr

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

In Dealing with the Pandemic, the GOP Is Taking a Page from Big Tobacco’s Playbook

June 17, 2020 /

In the age of coronavirus, Republican politics can kill you.

Neil Gorsuch Shows How Donald Trump Loses (Some) White Evangelical Christians

June 16, 2020 /

The court’s pro-LGBTQ ruling was not supposed to happen.

Trump’s double trouble

June 15, 2020 /

The Supreme Court’s ruling this morning complements today’s edition. I argued that the president telling the truth about the Bible he was holding for last week’s photo op was a mistake. In telling the truth, he was winking at the press, letting reporters in on the joke he’s been having at the expense of white…

Why Didn’t Trump Lie about the Bible?

June 15, 2020 /

“Is that your Bible?” he was asked. “It’s a Bible,” he said.

Anti-political correctness is in trouble

June 12, 2020 /

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George Floyd Ended the ‘Culture War’

June 12, 2020 /

Anti-political correctness needed plausible deniability. Now what?

What does “steal the election” mean?

June 11, 2020 /

The president can’t cancel the 2020 presidential election, but he can find ways to “steal” it, as Joe Biden said last night. The debacle in Georgia Tuesday is a case in point. The Washington press corps doesn’t seem to be taking the possibility seriously. I suppose it’s hard to take something seriously when it sounds…

We Now See Anti-Racism Is Patriotism

June 11, 2020 /

There’s virtually no resistance to tearing down Confederate statues.

Kill This Media Narrative Now

June 10, 2020 /

The press corps is starting to wedge the anti-racist coalition.

Trump Is Doing Just What Cops Do

June 9, 2020 /

Americans of color understand fascism intimately.