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Jeet Heer

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

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July 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
With the My Little Pony defense of Melania Trump’s plagiarism, GOP proves “Partisanship is Magic.”
July 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
The GOP Is the Party of Death
On an apocalyptic convention night, Republicans wallowed in the pornography of suffering and the need to punish Hillary Clinton.
July 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump-loving congressman Steve King boldly declares that white people are the greatest.
July 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
Hillary goes retro with ad that paints Trump as Goldwater Redux.
July 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
Alex Jones’s badgering of Karl Rove is the perfect metaphor for the GOP convention.
July 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Trump/Pence union was more awkward than a shotgun wedding.
July 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
Ignore the Polls. Trump’s Campaign Is a Hot Mess, and That’s All That Matters.
July 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
With its new logo, the Trump/Pence campaign gets off to an appropriately pornographic start.
July 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
Fears of a Clown
Donald Trump's circus show is drowning out Hillary Clinton's message.
July 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
For Trump’s cronies, the horrific terrorist attack in Nice was an opportunity to become his running mate.
July 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump finds new way to fund struggling campaign by suing former aide.
July 12, 2016
Jeet Heer
News from Fox revives the dream of a Trump/Gingrich ticket.
July 12, 2016
Jeet Heer
Why Bernie Sanders Has to Join the Establishment
The future of his revolution depends on it.
July 11, 2016
Jeet Heer
Will Trump Go Pence, Or Go Rogue?
Maybe he really does want a general for a running mate. Or maybe he's just been playing the media—and the GOP elite—one more time.
July 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
The American Roots of Trump’s Dictator Crush
As in all things, Trump takes a shameful precedent into uncharted territory.
July 7, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump just can’t let the Star of David tweet go.
July 6, 2016
Jeet Heer
Sorry, Conservatives: Trump Won’t Just Disappear After November
Republican intellectuals plan to take back their party after the election, but they can't face the fact that Trump will remain a major player.
July 5, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump may change his nickname for Clinton to “Extremely Careless Hillary.”
July 5, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Method to Trump’s Twitter Madness
His frequent retweeting of white supremacists is more strategy than blunder.
July 1, 2016
Jeet Heer
Gay Talese and the Problem With New Journalism
The scandal surrounding the venerable journalist's new book illustrates the risk of mixing fact with fiction.

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