A Fraud, Not a Lincoln A Fraud, Not a Lincoln
Liberals need a reckoning with the fortune they wasted on Never Trump charlatans.
Mar 10, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Two Cheers for Joe Manchin Two Cheers for Joe Manchin
Democrats should let the West Virginian have his small victories while they pass big bills.
Mar 8, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Don’t Stop Thinking About (Tom) Tomorrow Don’t Stop Thinking About (Tom) Tomorrow
Cartoonist Dan Perkins increasingly turns to the iconography of science fiction to keep pace with the absurdity of the moment.
Mar 5, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Need to Hold Andrew Cuomo Accountable Democrats Need to Hold Andrew Cuomo Accountable
The New York governor’s alleged misdeeds may pale next to Trump’s and the GOP’s crimes, but a worry about double standards is no excuse to junk all standards.
Mar 3, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Trump Does a Victory Dance at CPAC Trump Does a Victory Dance at CPAC
The brief Republican civil war is over, as the former president uses the annual conference to reassert his dominance over the party.
Mar 1, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Reckoning With a Year of Shared Isolation, Pandemic, and Protest Reckoning With a Year of Shared Isolation, Pandemic, and Protest
The pandemic has energized collective action on both the left and right.
Feb 26, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy Facebook Remains a Threat to Democracy
Resisting a push for regulation and protective of right-wing extremism, the social media giant is making fake concessions that only increase its power.
Feb 24, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Meet the Bozells, America’s First Family of Right-Wing Violence Meet the Bozells, America’s First Family of Right-Wing Violence
From union busting and cross burning to the January 6 riot, the Buckley-Bozell clan is the embodiment of reactionary lawlessness.
Feb 22, 2021 / Jeet Heer
Canuck Cruz Cuts and Runs to Cancún Canuck Cruz Cuts and Runs to Cancún
By fleeing his state during an emergency, the Texas senator betrayed the solidarity that holds society together. A decent man would resign. Instead, Cruz just keeps lying.
Feb 19, 2021 / Jeet Heer
The Trump-McConnell Death Match Is Good for Dems—and the Country The Trump-McConnell Death Match Is Good for Dems—and the Country
The prospect of a fracturing Republican Party presents both opportunities and dangers.
Feb 17, 2021 / Jeet Heer