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.
A conservative blogger's call for President Obama to resign because the anti-Islam filmmaker was questioned by police betrays a weird lack of perspective. More »
Should diplomats denounce anti-Islamic films? That's a hard question. But seeing how the Obama Administration has erred is easy. More »
The U.S. military footprint is ubiquitous and global. So how would critics safely transform us into the non-interventionist country they desire? More »
The newest attack ad by Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS makes a mockery of fiscal conservatives and their place in the Republican Party. More »
An inside account of the president's pre-war decision making reveals how the public was misled and the constitution ignored. More »
Intelligence experts under Bush and Obama insisted Adnan Latif should be released. America kept him caged anyway. More »
An outbreak of epistemic closure in SF Weekly prompts emergency medical treatment. More »
Does the GOP's base want to end or preserve them? Given the difference in their rhetoric and actions, maybe they don't even know. More »
Display copy in American broadsheets is oppressively dull -- and reflective of a deeper attitude that contributes to their declining fortunes. More »
The respected jurist and scholar made his comments during a lecture in Illinois. More »
He misleadingly suggests that voter fraud in their ranks could affect the upcoming election and is oblivious to self-reliance in their community. More »
Republicans are most comfortable citing the perils of interfering in free markets. On this issue, however, they quietly agree that regulation is needed. More »
That's what he claimed on Meet the Press. Either he's lying or else an inane belief system guides his fiscal policy. More »
Progressives grapple with uncomfortable, frequently ignored questions raised by the president's agenda. More »
The vice president argued that putting bullets in his corpse was necessary to heal America's wounded heart. He knows not what he draws on. More »
Illegal immigrants under the age of 30 who were brought to the U.S. as children will no longer face deportation -- nor will they gain citizenship. More »
Democrats are divided about whether Jerusalem should be the capital of Israel. So what? They disagree on lots of more important things too. More »
The First Lady and her would-be successor shined this year. And maybe that's a problem for everyone save their husbands. More »
Challenging President Obama on extrajudicial assassinations, a broadcast journalist whips out the "Reality Check." More »
He's more comfortable attacking Republicans than making the case for another Democrat. Unlike in 2008, that may not be enough. More »
