Obama Says Bill Breaks With Our Values, Signs It Anyway
Though he pledges not to take them himself, why is the president empowering his successors to take actions that he admits are un-American? More »
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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.
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