Conor Friedersdorf

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.

Anders Behring Breivik and the 'Anti-Jihadist' Blogosphere

Anders Behring Breivik and the 'Anti-Jihadist' Blogosphere

Pamella Geller, Robert Spencer and Mark Steyn shouldn't be blamed for the Oslo massacre. But they should temper their rhetorical excesses. More »

'The Undefeated' Declines at Box Office, Heads to Pay Per View

'The Undefeated' Declines at Box Office, Heads to Pay Per View

In hindsight, the time and energy of its grassroots boosters would've been better spent on other projects More »

What America Looks Like: Synchronized Swimming While Old

What America Looks Like: Synchronized Swimming While Old

The United States as seen by its residents More »

Oslo and the Burden of Stopping Massacres

Oslo and the Burden of Stopping Massacres

The shootings in Norway -- like the attacks on 9/11 -- are a reminder that we're our own last line of defense More »

Let Tim Pawlenty Use 'Miracle on Ice' Footage

Let Tim Pawlenty Use 'Miracle on Ice' Footage

If copyright law prohibits airing short clips from a 31-year-old hockey game, the law needs re-writing More »

What America Looks Like: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

What America Looks Like: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The United States as seen by its residents More »

How 38 Monks Took on the Funeral Cartel and Won

How 38 Monks Took on the Funeral Cartel and Won

Their victory in federal court means they can sell caskets without a license -- and has implications for entrepreneurs all over the United States More »

Grover Norquist's Pledge Is a Colossal Failure

Grover Norquist's Pledge Is a Colossal Failure

The tax activist is defending his legacy in the NY Times today. The actual effect he's unwittingly had? Making big government more palatable. More »

Conservative Fantasies About Debt and Default

Conservative Fantasies About Debt and Default

Pundits and activists ignore warnings about what will happen on Aug. 2, telling Republicans not to "capitulate" to any deal More »

How to Be a Right-Leaning Journalist

How to Be a Right-Leaning Journalist

A libertarian guide for young reporters tells us how media, ideological or otherwise, should work in the digital age More »

Don't Romanticize Obama

Don't Romanticize Obama

A gushing Esquire essay reminds us that the president's boosters make it harder to hold him accountable to his promises More »

The Triumph of Reality-Based Politics

The Triumph of Reality-Based Politics

What a blog spat over barber licensing teaches us about ideological movements, giving ground, and how to talk about issues More »

What America Looks Like: Boston, Massachusetts

What America Looks Like: Boston, Massachusetts

The United States as seen by its residents More »

How Sen. Mike Lee Could Improve His Pitch for Freedom

How Sen. Mike Lee Could Improve His Pitch for Freedom

The fiscally conservative Republican, a sometimes friend to civil libertarians, would be more persuasive with less muddled rhetoric More »

Is Ventura's Record Marijuana Bust A Victory or a Defeat?

Is Ventura's Record Marijuana Bust A Victory or a Defeat?

Police are touting the seizure of $205 million in pot. But what if it just further enriches foreign drug cartels? More »

Give Amir Mohamed Meshal His Day in Court

Give Amir Mohamed Meshal His Day in Court

The New Jersey man alleges his constitutional rights were violated. And if he can't make his case, we'll all be less secure. More »

How I Became the Subject of a Conspiracy Theory

How I Became the Subject of a Conspiracy Theory

The paranoid style in American politics is alive and well, as I learned after writing about the new Sarah Palin movie More »

Herman Cain Doesn't Believe in the First Amendment

Herman Cain Doesn't Believe in the First Amendment

The candidate said American citizens who belong to a certain religious minority group can be denied the right to build places of worship More »

What America Looks Like: The Balboa Peninsula

What America Looks Like: The Balboa Peninsula

The United States as seen by its residents More »

What America Looks Like: The 405 Freeway in Los Angeles

What America Looks Like: The 405 Freeway in Los Angeles

The United States as seen by its residents More »

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