With Activists Like Breitbart, Who Needs An Establishment?
He cultivates a gonzo image. But at CPAC, the Los Angeles based provocateur pledged blind loyalty to whoever the GOP puts before him.… More »
Conor Friedersdorf is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he focuses on politics and national affairs. He lives in Venice, California, and is the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a newsletter devoted to exceptional nonfiction.
He cultivates a gonzo image. But at CPAC, the Los Angeles based provocateur pledged blind loyalty to whoever the GOP puts before him.… More »
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He still thinks the American military can remake the Muslim world -- but lectures about delusions of rational control at home.… More »
The Fox News host is siding with the lesbian comedian against the social conservatives calling for her termination.… More »
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Even if access to contraception is a core liberty, it need not be secured via employers or health insurance.… More »
A Republican state legislator cited her relationship with her deceased husband to explain why she broke ranks and voted to allow same-sex unions.… More »
Arbitrary journalistic conventions inevitably influence how primaries are covered. Best to start saying so openly.… More »
That people expect Mitt Romney to be such isn't just a problem for him -- it's a problem for conservatism, too.… More »
The electorate supports what he has done, is unpersuaded by his Republican critics, and doesn't care about his broken promises.… More »
New conservative website The Washington Free Beacon, backed by millions, is modeled on publications its own editor regards as vicious and unfair.… More »
The chairman of the RNC acknowledges that voters are annoyed by recorded calls urging them out to the polls, he but insists they work anyway.… More »
The loudmouthed liberal comedian's critique of the movement is inaccurate, but it shows how attitudes about OWS are changing -- including on the left.… More »
By fighting terrorism with covert CIA actions, President Obama deprives us of the ability to meaningfully evaluate American foreign policy.… More »
A National Review writer proclaims it healthy, even as he notes that it has no good solutions for most problems.… More »
Tuesday's contests could keep him in the race -- or persuade his supporters that he has no shot at the nomination.… More »
Newt Gingrich apparently thinks the former president is to the right of John McCain and Bob Dole, despite his many heresies.… More »
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