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 GuardianThe New Republic, and The Boston Globe.

Sheep

Trump Is Still Riding Herd Over the GOP Trump Is Still Riding Herd Over the GOP

In a party of sheep, the incentive for lawmakers is to stick with Trump until the bitter end.

Oct 7, 2019 / Jeet Heer

William Taylor

All the President’s Scandals All the President’s Scandals

As Ukrainegate dominates headlines, Democrats need to make the case that Trump’s corruption goes much deeper.

Oct 4, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Trump Is High on His Own Supply

Trump Is High on His Own Supply Trump Is High on His Own Supply

Ukrainegate proves that the paranoid style of politics is alive and well—and spreading through the executive branch.

Oct 2, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Lynda Barry’s Infectious Genius

Lynda Barry’s Infectious Genius Lynda Barry’s Infectious Genius

The award-winning cartoonist is not only a great artist but a wellspring of inspiration for others.

Sep 30, 2019 / Jeet Heer

The Left Needs to Seize Impeachment From Centrist Elites

The Left Needs to Seize Impeachment From Centrist Elites The Left Needs to Seize Impeachment From Centrist Elites

Impeachment should be about how an oligarch debauched democracy, not about a president clashing with the national security establishment.

Sep 27, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Nancy Pelosi

The Case for Keeping Impeachment Clean and Simple The Case for Keeping Impeachment Clean and Simple

Though Donald Trump has committed many crimes, best keep the focus tightly on the Ukrainian scandal.

Sep 25, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Trump

Trump’s Biggest Scandal Might Tear the Democrats Apart Trump’s Biggest Scandal Might Tear the Democrats Apart

Until the Democrats have a real leader, they can’t unite against Trump, no matter what he does.

Sep 23, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Modi Trump G-7

Donald Trump Is Holding a Rally With… Narendra Modi? Donald Trump Is Holding a Rally With… Narendra Modi?

With this weekend’s stadium event in Houston, America First will meet India First.

Sep 20, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket

Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket Trump Is Treating Foreign Policy Like a Mafia Protection Racket

Congress needs to investigate the connection between Trump’s belligerence and the Arab monarchy’s wealth.

Sep 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer

How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh

How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh

Removing a Supreme Court justice is nearly impossible—but Democrats can still weaken his power.

Sep 16, 2019 / Jeet Heer

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