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Jeet Heer

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

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September 28, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is Walking Into a Minefield, and He Can’t Stop Himself
Raising the issue of Bill Clinton's infidelity is a disastrous strategy.
September 27, 2016
Jeet Heer
Clinton Proved Trump Is a Man You Can Bait in a Debate
In Round One, the Democratic nominee prodded Trump into a peevish tone and self-defeating admissions.
September 26, 2016
Jeet Heer
What Hillary Can Learn From Obama’s Disastrous First Debate Against Mitt Romney
September 23, 2016
Jeet Heer
The most heartbreaking revelation in Rakeyia Scott’s video is that she suspected police would shoot her husband.
September 23, 2016
Jeet Heer
James Patterson won’t be murdering Stephen King after all.
September 23, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Invisible Woman
As Trump hogs the spotlight, Clinton has to find a way to be heard.
September 22, 2016
Jeet Heer
On climate change, Gary Johnson is thinking about the future—the far, far, far future.
September 22, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Dalai Lama can do a great Donald Trump imitation with just one hand.
September 21, 2016
Jeet Heer
Why Donald Trump’s Scams Won’t Stick
If you believe the system is rigged, then Don the Con is your man.
September 20, 2016
Jeet Heer
Elizabeth Warren opened a can of something fierce on Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf.
September 20, 2016
Jeet Heer
And You Thought George W. Bush Was Scary...
Trump's response to the New York–area bombings shows his demagogic commitment to the politics of fear.
September 20, 2016
Jeet Heer
A Bush is voting for Clinton, according to a Kennedy.
September 20, 2016
Jeet Heer
Skittles to Donald Trump, Jr.: You are horrible.
September 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Once and Future Trump
His politics are not without precedent in the Republican Party, nor will they disappear even if he does.
September 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
Gary Johnson and Jill Stein won’t be part of the first debate and that helps Hillary Clinton.
September 16, 2016
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Divide and Conquer
How professional sports and stand-up comedy taught Trump to profit from racial stereotypes.
September 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump can’t lie his way out of being a birther.
September 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Down With Democracy!
Donald Trump’s embrace of Vladimir Putin is a return to traditional conservative values.
September 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Trump campaign doesn’t want to reveal details about his health, after all.
September 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Sexist Speculation About Hillary’s Health
Donald Trump says Clinton is weak. The alt-right says much worse things. The media ought to know better.

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