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.

The Foreign Policy Establishment Is Hijacking Impeachment

The Foreign Policy Establishment Is Hijacking Impeachment The Foreign Policy Establishment Is Hijacking Impeachment

Trump should be impeached for using his office for corrupt purposes—not for challenging the national security consensus.

Nov 15, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Like Dr. Frankenstein, Republicans Now Face the Monster They Created

Like Dr. Frankenstein, Republicans Now Face the Monster They Created Like Dr. Frankenstein, Republicans Now Face the Monster They Created

A family quarrel breaks out on the right as neo-Nazis have started heckling Republicans for not being Trumpian enough.

Nov 13, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Nikki Haley Has Decided That Trumpism Is the Future

Nikki Haley Has Decided That Trumpism Is the Future Nikki Haley Has Decided That Trumpism Is the Future

From Trump skeptic to Trump cheerleader, the former UN ambassador has followed the trajectory of the GOP.

Nov 11, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Michael Bloomberg Should Stay Home—and Pay His Taxes

Michael Bloomberg Should Stay Home—and Pay His Taxes Michael Bloomberg Should Stay Home—and Pay His Taxes

New York’s former mayor adds to the Democrats’ billionaire blight—and illustrates the problem with even the most progressive plutocrats.

Nov 8, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Democrats Need to Stop Freaking Out About Polls

Democrats Need to Stop Freaking Out About Polls Democrats Need to Stop Freaking Out About Polls

Centrists are overplaying the prospect of Trump’s reelection to scare Democrats away from progressive candidates.

Nov 6, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Sanders and Warren Have to Tame Nancy Pelosi

Sanders and Warren Have to Tame Nancy Pelosi Sanders and Warren Have to Tame Nancy Pelosi

The House speaker is building road blocks against Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.

Nov 4, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Twitter Just Banned Political Ads. Hold Your Applause.

Twitter Just Banned Political Ads. Hold Your Applause. Twitter Just Banned Political Ads. Hold Your Applause.

Being better than Facebook is not good enough.

Nov 1, 2019 / Jeet Heer

The Party of War Has No Problem Trashing Veterans

The Party of War Has No Problem Trashing Veterans The Party of War Has No Problem Trashing Veterans

Heroic military service counts for nothing when a party sees all critics as disloyal.

Oct 30, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Biden’s Campaign Is Running on Fumes

Biden’s Campaign Is Running on Fumes Biden’s Campaign Is Running on Fumes

But the only way his campaign could seriously falter would be for another candidate to take up the centrist mantle.

Oct 28, 2019 / Hard Paywall / Jeet Heer

Trump Isn’t Totally Wrong About the Deep State

Trump Isn’t Totally Wrong About the Deep State Trump Isn’t Totally Wrong About the Deep State

The president’s war with the permanent administrative state presents a dilemma to those wary of both.

Oct 25, 2019 / Jeet Heer

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