Jeet Heer
National Affairs Correspondent
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ElectionsYesterday 10:21 am
Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism
Riled up anti-choice activists ensure that the fight over abortion will continue to dominate elections.
Jeet Heer
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DemocratsYesterday 5:00 am
Why It’s Okay for Progressives to Enjoy Sam Bankman-Fried’s Downfall
The fallen plutocrat was also the chief financier of a counterrevolution inside the Democratic Party.
Jeet Heer
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DemocratsJanuary 25, 2023
The Perversity of Moderate Democrats
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, we speak to Alexander Sammon about Kathy Hochul and Jeffrey Zients.
Jeet Heer
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Fine ArtJanuary 25, 2023
Victor Navasky Recognized the Power of Cartooning
The former Nation editor and publisher’s book The Art of Controversy prods what gives political cartoons the power to excite violent passion.
Jeet Heer
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CorporationsJanuary 23, 2023
Biden’s Next Chief of Staff Is a Disaster in the Making
Prospective pick Jeffrey Zients is a poster boy for corporate predation.
Jeet Heer
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Political FiguresJanuary 20, 2023
Why Is Governor Kathy Hochul Waging War on Her Own Party?
New York’s governor is a relic from a lost world.
Jeet Heer
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Political FiguresJanuary 18, 2023
George Santos and the Power of Lies
Moira Donegan joins The Time of Monsters to discuss the implications of a political system where a liar like Santos can flourish.
Jeet Heer
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LawJanuary 17, 2023
Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals
The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification.
Jeet Heer
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Media AnalysisJanuary 13, 2023
The Failures of the January 6 Report
Historian Jill Lepore’s effective critique in The New Yorker is marred by a lazy counternarrative.
Jeet Heer
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Foreign PolicyJanuary 11, 2023
Brazil and Biden’s Foreign Policy
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Matthew Duss and Stephen Wertheim discuss the president’s partial break from a failed consensus.
Jeet Heer