John Stoehr

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

‘Deepening divisions’ among Democrats highly exaggerated

July 8, 2024 /

Of 287 congressional Democrats and governors, five House members have publicly called on Biden to drop out. “The dam is breaking”? No.

Amid allegations of Biden’s decline, no one can point to anything he’s done wrong as a consequence of aging

July 5, 2024 /

Ageism doesn’t require proof.

So many pundits make dumping Joe Biden look so very easy

July 3, 2024 /

It’s hugely risky.

Can it happen again?

July 2, 2024 /

Confidence rests on one question.

Don’t let one very bad debate kill your confidence in Biden

June 29, 2024 /

He screwed up. He knows it. His party knows it. Move on.

Why are we assuming Trump is trying to win the election?

June 27, 2024 /

Let’s rethink our assumptions.

What’s behind Trump’s lie that Biden is on drugs?

June 26, 2024 /

He’s showing that he isn’t trying to win. He’s trying to cheat.

To win the debate, Joe Biden just needs to be Joe Biden

June 25, 2024 /

An ordinary, though assertive, debate performance by a strong democratic leader next to that of a criminal spells victory.

Trump botched America’s response to one killer virus. Now he wants a second chance to botch our response to another

June 21, 2024 /

“I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate,” Trump said Tuesday in Wisconsin. He’s been saying that for a year.

The cultivated naivete of the Washington press corps

June 20, 2024 /

We should talk about it.