Jeet Heer

The Canadian psychologist is stuck in an outmoded intellectual tradition.

Moderate liberals and conservatives complain about the contemporary focus on suffering. But such activism is central to American democracy.

A noble tradition of American dissent has been hijacked by right-wing trolls—including the famous hip-hop artist.

She's the star of GOP attack ads because the party has no other choice.

What’s happening to the GOP’s global affairs brain trust?

The Republicans' excuses for their likely loss in Pennsylvania don't hold up to scrutiny.

They're biased toward naturalism in movies, rather than bizarro versions of the real world.

His push for a trade war shows how an "isolated and angry" president could wreak havoc for the country.

If the Republicans have contained the president at all, it's because they agreed to shield him from investigation.

Trump will become truly frightening if he moves beyond name-calling and starts abusing the powers of the state.

The president might not be a conventional speaker, but he's getting his message across to the people who matter to him.

The rise of Trumpism has enlivened legacy publications like National Review, but Republicans are flocking to more partisan outlets.

The business and political elite cozied up to the U.S. president, even as worldwide popular opposition remains strong.

Conspiracy theories aren't hiding on the fringes. They're coming straight from the power centers in the White House and GOP.

The government shutdown shows just how powerful John Kelly has become—and how he's bringing chaos, not order, to the White House.

Why Trump's alleged affairs with erotic stars aren't hurting him on the right

The president wants a partnership with Vladimir Putin, but his national security leaders are pursuing aggressive containment.

The strategy threatens to alienate the party's base in the age of Trump.