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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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In corporate America, he downplayed racial grievances. As a Republican presidential primary candidate, he plays them up. More »
An ATF agent says he was fired for criticizing an ill-fated program. Will the president's reputation for targeting leakers get even worse? More »
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A new study finds that men who faced the prospect of fighting in the war were more likely to vote for Democrats even decades later More »
Its core flaw: a belief that America has been wrong in the past, is wrong in the present, and alone knows what's best for the future More »
The vote came after the State Department's top lawyer testified that the president is following the law More »
Ron Carey criticized his one-time boss in the Des Moines Register, but his argument was short on specifics More »
In the Golden State, it costs too much to execute the guilty - and in the Lone Star State they've likely killed an innocent More »
His administration wants to jail James Risen, a reporter who exposed Bush-era wrongdoing, if he doesn't reveal one of his sources More »
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Thoughts on the conflict as it reaches a milestone the American people never expected More »
"Are you a flake?" Chris Wallace asked -- a question that obscured what's actually wrong with the congresswoman's rhetoric More »
In conflicts of choice troop numbers are always partly political decisions -- another reason to fight only when absolutely necessary More »
Its editorial board says Obama is violating the War Powers Resolution and insists Congress should endorse his policy More »
It's never happened. It probably never will. So why is a general who has always opposed torture hinting that he'd make an exception for it? More »
Haley Barbour says the Indiana governor may need to focus on making money once he leaves the statehouse. Is his $95,000 salary enough? More »
In the same segment, the comedian apologized for saying its viewers are always found to be the most misinformed More »
He has the big hat, the boots, and the twang, all reminiscent of George W. Bush. Will that keep him from winning a presidential race? More »
Rep. Barney Frank is co-sponsoring the first-of-its-kind legislation, which would permit states to legalize the drug More »
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