Jeet Heer

National Affairs Correspondent

@HeerJeet

Jeet Heer is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation and host of the weekly Nation podcast, The Time of Monsters. He also pens the monthly column “Morbid Symptoms.” The author of In Love with Art: Francoise Mouly’s Adventures in Comics with Art Spiegelman (2013) and Sweet Lechery: Reviews, Essays and Profiles (2014), Heer has written for numerous publications, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, The American Prospect, The Guardian, The New Republic, and The Boston Globe.

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaves a Senate Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on November 9, 2025.

After This Shutdown Surrender, Chuck Schumer Needs to Go After This Shutdown Surrender, Chuck Schumer Needs to Go

The Democratic leader’s cave-in makes it all too clear: It’s time to clean house in the Senate.

Nov 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer

The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel

The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel

On this episode of The Time of Monsters: David Austin Walsh on the deep roots of the Zionism debate among Republicans.

Nov 9, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

The Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts speaks at the National Conservative Convention in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2025.

The Return of Right-Wing Anti-Zionism—and Antisemitism The Return of Right-Wing Anti-Zionism—and Antisemitism

For reasons both good and bad, Israel is dividing the Republican Party.

Nov 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson sit down for a friendly chat.

Nick Fuentes Is the GOP’s Latest Frankenstein Monster Nick Fuentes Is the GOP’s Latest Frankenstein Monster

The extremist podcaster’s rise and rise is a sign that racists and antisemites are tired of being the junior partners in the Republican coalition.

Nov 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump speaks in front of US Navy personnel on board the US Navy’s USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, on October 28, 2025.

After the American Empire After the American Empire

On this episode of The Time of Monsters: Trita Parsi on why Donald Trump’s retrenchment doesn’t go far enough.

Nov 2, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump greets a child, dressed up in costume, during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

Make No Mistake: Trump Is Trying to Steal the Midterms Make No Mistake: Trump Is Trying to Steal the Midterms

For MAGA, 2026 will be payback for 2020.

Oct 31, 2025 / Jeet Heer

An Indigenous woman waves a Venezuelan flag during a rally to commemorate Indigenous Resistance Day on October 12, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela.

The Rush to War With Venezuela The Rush to War With Venezuela

On The Time of Monsters: Van Jackson on Trump's reckless plunge into conflict in Latin America.

Oct 28, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Andrew Cuomo greets Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani before participating in a mayoral debate at Rockefeller Center on October 16, 2025 in New York City.

Andrew Cuomo Is Going Out the Way He Came In: as a Vile Bigot Andrew Cuomo Is Going Out the Way He Came In: as a Vile Bigot

Vote for Zohran, not the moron.

Oct 27, 2025 / Jeet Heer

US President Donald Trump greets Argentine President Javier Milei as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday October 14, 2025.

Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies

Propping up Javier Milei’s austerity regime shows that Trump’s true loyalty is to neocolonial plutocracy.

Oct 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump speaks to press before his departure from the White House to attend a New York Yankees baseball game on September 11, 2025

King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America King Trump’s Deepest Fantasy: Crapping on America

The president’s scatological No Kings post expresses the ugly emotion fueling his authoritarian rule.

Oct 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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