John Stoehr

John Stoehr is the editor of the Editorial Board. He writes the daily edition. Find him @johnastoehr.
Now would be a good time to see President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
But it won’t as long as the country is in the grip of gerontocracy.
Conflict is natural when one political order is slowly giving way to another.
Liberals hate that expression, but don’t blame me. Blame people who don’t vote.
His remarks indicate that one side of an internal debate is winning.
The old Democratic guard wants to restore comity. Ignore them.
Republicans, and some Democrats, are telling themselves tall tales.
The Democratic strategy didn’t backfire. It just failed to work.
The 2000 election was the start of a judicial coup. 2018 is its apex.
The Democrats, meanwhile, must prepare to heal it.