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 Guardian, The New Republic, and The Boston Globe.

Incoming White House chief of staff Stephen Miller arrives at the White House on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

Stephen Miller Is the Real President Now Stephen Miller Is the Real President Now

Trump just promoted his worst, most dangerous adviser. Get ready for a constitutional crisis.

Nov 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer

A screenshot of Donald Trump talking about Jon Husted’s butt.

What's Behind Trump’s Obsession With Butts? What's Behind Trump’s Obsession With Butts?

Or, reflections on the anality of evil.

Nov 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer

President Donald Trump takes off his hat as he departs after delivering remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on November 2, 2026, in Washington, DC.

The American People Just Kicked Donald Trump’s Ass The American People Just Kicked Donald Trump’s Ass

An epic defeat turns the president into a lame duck—and hopefully marks the beginning of the end of the MAGA era.

Nov 4, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, right, and Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) attend a service at Perfecting Church, Sunday, November 1, 2026, in Detroit.

Haley Stevens’s Betrayal Is a Fiasco for the Democratic Establishment Haley Stevens’s Betrayal Is a Fiasco for the Democratic Establishment

Centrist, pro-Israel Democrats helped Stevens undermine Abdul El-Sayed for months. Now they are reaping the consequences.

Nov 2, 2026 / Jeet Heer

US Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) speaks during a primary night watch party at the Hotel Saint Regis Detroit on August 4, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.

Centrist Democrats Are Trying Hard to Lose the Midterms Centrist Democrats Are Trying Hard to Lose the Midterms

Wreckers like Haley Stevens are probably the GOP’s last hope of avoiding a wipeout on Tuesday.

Oct 30, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Former US president Barack Obama, left, and Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic US Senate candidate from Michigan, during a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

Obama Delivers a Scorching Rebuke to Trump—and Centrist Dems Obama Delivers a Scorching Rebuke to Trump—and Centrist Dems

Unlike other establishment figures, the former president isn’t scared to associate with the party’s left flank.

Oct 26, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump greets Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on stage at the Butler-Vandalia Student Activity Center during a campaign rally on October 03, 2026, in Vandalia, Ohio.

Why Trump Is Embracing Vivek Ramaswamy’s Vile Ad Why Trump Is Embracing Vivek Ramaswamy’s Vile Ad

The president is leaning into the politics of toxic parenting.

Oct 23, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump walks on the south lawn of the White House on October 18, 2026.

Even Republicans Are Waking Up to Trump’s Corruption Even Republicans Are Waking Up to Trump’s Corruption

And, somewhat shockingly, so are Democratic elites.

Oct 19, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump and Ilhan Omar.

Where Is the Outrage Over Trump’s Racist Targeting of Ilhan Omar? Where Is the Outrage Over Trump’s Racist Targeting of Ilhan Omar?

The establishment press and some Democrats are strangely mute over the president’s flagrant abuse of the legal system.

Oct 16, 2026 / Jeet Heer

A screenshot from the film “NAZA.”

The Real AI Threat Is Already Here The Real AI Threat Is Already Here

Never mind some future apocalypse—AI is being used right now to cause enormous suffering.

Oct 14, 2026 / Column / Jeet Heer

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