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 GuardianThe New Republic, and The Boston Globe.

Trump and McConnell

Mitch McConnell Is Even Worse Than Trump Mitch McConnell Is Even Worse Than Trump

The president and the Senate majority leader have both gone AWOL in a crisis.

May 27, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer

For Biden to Unite the Party, He Needs Warren as His Running Mate

For Biden to Unite the Party, He Needs Warren as His Running Mate For Biden to Unite the Party, He Needs Warren as His Running Mate

Not only would Warren excite the enthusiasm of progressive Democrats, she also has the policy chops the next administration will need.

May 25, 2020 / Jeet Heer

The Best Way to Lampoon Trump: His Own Words

The Best Way to Lampoon Trump: His Own Words The Best Way to Lampoon Trump: His Own Words

Sarah Cooper has cracked the Trump code with pandemic pantomimes.

May 22, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Stanford campus

How Stanford Lost Its Soul How Stanford Lost Its Soul

A distinguished university known for its embrace of corporate funding has come down with a bad case of Covid-19 contrarianism.

May 20, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer

Barack Obama

Facing a Real Catastrophe With a Pretend President Facing a Real Catastrophe With a Pretend President

With Trump AWOL and Biden keeping a low profile, there is no national leadership.

May 18, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer

Biden in red Corvette

Would You Buy a Used Progressive Agenda From This Man? Would You Buy a Used Progressive Agenda From This Man?

Progressive voters have to balance hope with skepticism as they are wooed by the former vice president.

May 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Paintings of Donald Trump and Barack Obama's faces are displayed outside a park in New York CIty

Racism Is All Trump Has Left Racism Is All Trump Has Left

Facing a tough reelection fight, the president tries to rally his base with the bogeyman of Obama and a reassertion of racial hierarchy.

May 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump

The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation

Bipartisan China-bashing is how the US political elite avoids dealing with our immense domestic problems.

May 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer

How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency

How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency

Matt Bors goes deeper than the day’s news by depicting the attitudes that underlie politics.

May 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer

If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal

If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal

The president’s incompetence and malice are leading to countless deaths. He must be brought to justice.

May 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Jeet Heer

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