The Return of the Trump-Obama Feud The Return of the Trump-Obama Feud
Trump would rather go after the former president than Joe Biden. Obama is more than ready to hit back.
Oct 28, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender Trump’s Message of Covid-19 Happy Talk Amounts to Surrender
Practicing the power of positive thinking and flirting with herd immunity, Trump is endangering his own reelection bid at the cost of countless lives.
Oct 26, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The ‘Dark Winter’ of Covid-19 Overshadows the Debate The ‘Dark Winter’ of Covid-19 Overshadows the Debate
The contrast between the two presidential candidates was less stark, but the coming “dark winter” of Covid-19 makes debate performance irrelevant.
Oct 23, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Aaron Sorkin Sanitizes the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin Sanitizes the Chicago 7
The centrist filmmaker captures the drama of the 1960s, but tries too hard to make radicals palatable to contemporary liberals.
Oct 21, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking Trump Keeps Slinging Mud, but This Time It’s Not Sticking
Smear merchants like Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani are trying to peddle a sequel to the Clinton scandals of 2016—but they’ve lost their groove.
Oct 19, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Should Welcome More Trump Town Halls Democrats Should Welcome More Trump Town Halls
Angry, prickly, and paranoid, the president struggled to defend his record when challenged by a tough journalist and ordinary Americans.
Oct 16, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Power of Covid-Positive Thinking The Power of Covid-Positive Thinking
Trump's illness hasn't made him wiser, or more honest. But it has made him more dangerous.
Oct 15, 2020 / Editorial / Jeet Heer for The Nation
Barrett’s Evasions Show Why Expanding the Court Is Necessary Barrett’s Evasions Show Why Expanding the Court Is Necessary
The Republican deal with the devil to tolerate Trumpian corruption in exchange for a supermajority deserves both scorn and redress.
Oct 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer
President Quack Is Ready to Hawk His Magic Elixir President Quack Is Ready to Hawk His Magic Elixir
Trump’s claim to personal victory over Covid-19 is a dangerous lie both for himself and the nation.
Oct 12, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism Trump Keeps Inciting Domestic Terrorism
Even after the FBI disrupted an alleged terrorist plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the president keeps fanning the flames of violence.
Oct 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer