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 federal investigation alleged Enrique Prado's involvement in seven murders, yet he was in charge when America outsourced covert killing to a private company. More »
The former president went on to explain that he felt a moral responsibility to fight AIDS in Africa. More »
They forsook the town club scene, commuted to the suburbs, summered in pink shorts, and made do with but one or two servants. More »
A leading conservative intellectual thoughtfully critiques Obama, but he's drowned out by the talker's egregious, laughable straw men. More »
Why is Lt. John Pike still on paid administrative leave eight months later? Excessive job protections negotiated by a public-employees union. More »
Media outlets send snippets of interviews to White House officials, who tweak them before publication or prohibit their use entirely. More »
His populist critique of free trade and outsourcing is a cynical pander. Just look at the economic leaders with whom he surrounds himself. More »
Vesting one man with the ability to initiate armed conflict is "the most oppressive of all kingly oppressions," he wrote. More »
Conventional wisdom holds that he'll press the Paul Ryan agenda. But the shape-shifting consultant would never stick with an unpopular strategy for long. More »
Two of America's least reliable pundits say she's Mitt Romney's top choice. More »
It's one thing to support killing militants, and quite another to empower one man to do it in secret without checks or meaningful oversight. More »
In Pakistan alone, drones have killed more than one person per day since President Obama took office. More »
Advocates neither defend the value judgments implicit in the policies nor suggest that people in their age cohort should be conscripted. More »
For once, Rush Limbaugh is right: it's good that conservatives aren't crushing on their presumptive nominee. Look what happened when they loved George W. Bush. More »
An attorney for the very wealthy expresses outrage at the idea of penalizing his clients for leaving America. More »
Two veterans of the controversies of the 1990s explain how they'll treat the issue differently when it reemerges next year. More »
The Sarasota County, Florida GOP is naming him "statesman of the year." The party's reasoning sheds light on the role he's playing in Election 2012. More »
A case study in public persuasion done right: Two professors from different faiths make their non-coercive case to industry executives. More »
It's impossible to be elected president without misrepresenting the truth. Is it hurting America when we too readily concede as much? More »
The most interesting bits from a planning document on the future of unmanned vehicles. Will they one day kill autonomously? More »
