John Stoehr

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

To Trump, Your Disease Is Disloyalty

March 3, 2020 /

The sooner the Dems settle on a nominee, the better.

Biden’s fake comeback

March 2, 2020 / Comments Off on Biden’s fake comeback

An old friend came to visit and stayed overnight. His name is Depression. I hadn’t seen him in a while. It was good to catch up. But I’m looking forward to his leaving. It’s hard to write with Depression around. It’s hard to even think. But I managed to type a few meaningful words. At…

No, Biden Did Not Make a Comeback

March 2, 2020 / Comments Off on No, Biden Did Not Make a Comeback

His South Carolina victory was predictable.

A Fascist Bumbles Into Disaster

February 27, 2020 /

The coronavirus is making Trump look bad.

My Politics Is Black. Yours Should Be, Too

February 26, 2020 /

Why I’m Bernie-skeptical, not anti-Bernie.

With Sanders, white liberals are in play

February 25, 2020 / Comments Off on With Sanders, white liberals are in play

I said yesterday no one knows whether Bernie Sanders can win. But there are things we do know, like the resilience of racism. Most white Americans have no idea how foundational it has been in shaping their lives. Therefore, many white liberals probably won’t think twice before voting for a fascist over a socialist bent…

Can Black Dems Trust a Wild Card?

February 25, 2020 / Comments Off on Can Black Dems Trust a Wild Card?

Some white voters will pick a real fascist over fake socialist.

No one knows if Sanders can or can’t win

February 24, 2020 / Comments Off on No one knows if Sanders can or can’t win

I’d rather not defend Bernie Sanders so I’m not going to until I need to, which won’t come until after the primary in South Carolina and the following Super Tuesday. Meanwhile, I think it’s important to say we do not know what cannot know until the moment arrives in which knowing is possible. In other…

Sanders Can’t Win? No One Knows

February 24, 2020 / Comments Off on Sanders Can’t Win? No One Knows

His critics say they know. They don’t.

Did Jesus ever talk about hogwash?

February 21, 2020 / Comments Off on Did Jesus ever talk about hogwash?

I’m taking a day off, but I hope you’ll take a moment to read the Rev. Daniel Schultz’s piece, originally published in Religion Dispatches. It’s on faith and how Dems talk about faith, and how faith and how Dems talk about faith are often very different things. If that sounds familiar, that might be because…