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.

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How the Tech Billionaires Bought Radical Journalists How the Tech Billionaires Bought Radical Journalists

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, I talk to Eoin Higgins about how rich tech weirdos co-opted huge chunks of the media.

Jul 21, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Virginia Roberts Giuffre holds up a photo of herself as a teen.

Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims Are Again Being Wronged by Donald Trump’s Circus Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims Are Again Being Wronged by Donald Trump’s Circus

Partisan politics is making a travesty of justice.

Jul 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Commentary editor John Podhoretz sits in front of a microphone with “Book Expo” written on it.

Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism Militarism Has Long Worked to Shield Antisemitism

From the Cold War till Donald Trump, there’s always been a special dispensation for hawkish bigots.

Jul 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

US Vice President JD Vance, left, and Elbridge Colby, under secretary of defense for policy nominee for US President Donald Trump, shake hands during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

The Roots of Trump’s Foreign Policy Instability The Roots of Trump’s Foreign Policy Instability

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Justin Logan on the factional battles that have bedevilled the White House.

Jul 14, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

A group of young protesters holds pictures of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump outside the Federal Court in downtown Manhattan.

Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case

The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.

Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a podium during a news conference.

Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon Pete Hegseth Is Unleashing Chaos at the Pentagon

Trump’s defense secretary loves taking selfies while presiding over administrative anarchy.

Jul 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez wave as they exit the Hotel Aman Wedding on June 28, 2025 in Venice, Italy.

How Jeff Bezos Betrayed the Legacy of “The Washington Post” How Jeff Bezos Betrayed the Legacy of “The Washington Post”

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Pamela Alma Weymouth on the tarnishing of her family's former crown jewel.

Jul 7, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Fourth of July reenactors march through Massachusetts

Fake Patriots Are Destroying Everything That Made America Great Fake Patriots Are Destroying Everything That Made America Great

By attacking equality of citizenship, MAGA is smashing the foundations of national pride.

Jul 4, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Peter Thiel speaks at a lectern, holding microphone in front of audience at The Cambridge Union.

The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity The Billionaires Are Abandoning Humanity

Peter Thiel and his friends feel they no longer belong to our species.

Jun 30, 2025 / Jeet Heer

An Iranian flag is draped from a building damaged during a recent attack by Israel near Milad Tower in Tehran, Iran, on June 25, 2025.

The Never-Trump Crowd Still Loves Middle East Wars The Never-Trump Crowd Still Loves Middle East Wars

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion on neocons and the attack on Iran.

Jun 29, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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