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Jeet Heer

Jeet Heer is a contributing editor at the The New Republic.

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March 23, 2017
Jeet Heer
A sexual harassment scandal casts a shadow on University of California, Berkeley and academic philosophy.
March 23, 2017
Jeet Heer
Al Franken Should Stay Exactly Where He Is
A presidential bandwagon is forming for the breakout Democratic star of the Trump era. But the Senate is where he belongs.
March 23, 2017
Jeet Heer
Norman Podhoretz’s War on the Haters and the Losers
Infatuated by his own greatness, the former 'Commentary' editor's memoir reveals the price of success.
March 22, 2017
Jeet Heer
Why can’t Sean Spicer give a straight answer about possible treason in the White House?
March 22, 2017
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is Winning Where It Matters Most
His political power lies in court appointments. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will be the first of many victories to come.
March 21, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Nixonian Strategy Behind Trump’s Obama Lie
The president's stubborn wiretapping claim is a way to shore up support from his Republican base.
March 20, 2017
Jeet Heer
Robert Silvers was one of America’s greatest literary editors.
March 20, 2017
Jeet Heer
Borrowing from the Soviet playbook, Trump has commissars monitoring his cabinet secretaries.
March 17, 2017
Jeet Heer
Angela Merkel can only look on in wonder as Donald Trump beclowns himself.
March 17, 2017
Jeet Heer
No blind date can match the painful awkwardness of this Trump-Merkel photo-op.
March 17, 2017
Jeet Heer
Tony Blair will never accept that he’s not wanted.
March 17, 2017
Jeet Heer
Why Trump’s “Betrayal” of His Voters Won’t Stick
Trump's budget would punish the rural poor and working class. But his base is broader than advertised, and they're sticking with him for myriad reasons.
March 16, 2017
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump might have a member of a Nazi-allied group in his White House.
March 16, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump lost again on the Muslim ban—and laid the groundwork for future defeats.
March 16, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Roots and Risks of Trump’s Dysfunction
The administration is consumed by paranoia and feuds. It could be the president's undoing.
March 13, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Trump-Russia Story Is Not a Diversion
There are ways to talk about the administration's mysterious connections with Russia without succumbing to xenophobic conspiracy theories.
March 13, 2017
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Horrible Histories
The perils of comparing Trump to twentieth-century dictators.
March 9, 2017
Jeet Heer
The real pay-to-play scandal of the 2016 race was in Trump’s campaign.
March 9, 2017
Jeet Heer
Nigel Farage suggests there are many reasons to visit the Ecuadorian embassy in London besides seeing Julian Assange.
March 9, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Case for Taking Trump’s Tweets Seriously
Ignoring the president's Twitter tantrums won't make them go away. His words have real-life consequences, no matter how he delivers them.

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