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Jeet Heer

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

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December 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
It’ll only cost you half a million dollars to go hunting with the Trump boys.
December 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
In Defense of the Twitter Essay
Some find it obnoxious, but threading tweets is a unique writing form that creates vibrant, democratic conversations.
December 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump plays a golden oldie, bashing Graydon Carter and Vanity Fair.
December 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump’s War on the CIA Has Deep, Right-Wing Roots
His anti-professionalism is part of a long populist tradition in America—and it could cripple his presidency.
December 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump is mad at Twitter for rejecting a “Crooked Hillary” emoji.
December 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Secretary of State Pick Is the Best of a Bad Lot
Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson could serve as a check on hawkishness.
December 12, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump’s new party line: The hacking was done by everyone but the Russians.
December 12, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Danger of Politicizing Intelligence
Donald Trump will try to bend the CIA to his will. America is still recovering from the last time a president did that.
December 9, 2016
Jeet Heer
Can teenage drama save the Spider-Man franchise?
December 9, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Anti-Immigration Fans Are Furious at Him
His pick for secretary of labor isn't only raising alarm on the left.
December 9, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Populism Is a Sham
His cabinet picks prove he's going all in for corporate America. Can Democrats take advantage?
December 8, 2016
Jeet Heer
If Donald Trump keeps being a bully on Twitter, someone’s going to get hurt.
December 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump Is Already Implementing an Autocratic Foreign Policy
His Taiwan call and other moves signal a shift from multilateral alliances to bilateral dealmaking. And it could destabilize the world.
December 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
The report that the Pope condemned fake news as a sin is itself a kind of fake news.
December 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
Forever Trump: How the GOP Capitulated to a Monster
Most of Trump's fiercest foes in the Republican Party have backed down, giving Trump full rein to remake the party in his image.
December 6, 2016
Jeet Heer
The press has to stop echoing Trump’s talking points without checking them.
December 5, 2016
Jeet Heer
Democrats Need To Pick a Leader. Now.
The fragmented party needs a public face of unified opposition to Trump. Elizabeth Warren is the clear choice.
December 1, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Permanent Twitter Campaign
Far more than a diversionary tactic, tweeting lets the president-elect stay on the political offensive—and manipulate his press coverage.
November 30, 2016
Jeet Heer
With one phone call, Donald Trump might have upturned America’s relationship with both Pakistan and India.
November 29, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Internet Archive is building a back-up to defend itself against Trump. In Canada.

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