Conor Friedersdorf
Before joining The Atlantic in 2010, he was the features editor at Culture11 and a reporter for the Los Angeles News Group. He is the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a newsletter devoted to exceptional nonfiction.
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Ron Galella / Getty What Is Up With the Weight-Loss Industry?
Plus: A case against special police units
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An image of a gavel What Should Congress Be?
Former Representative Justin Amash’s critique of the House illuminates its failures to live up to democratic ideals––and casts the fight over its rules in a new light.
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The Atlantic; Ismail Ferdous / Agence VU / … What Makes a Good Cop
“Police should not police themselves.”
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Ismail Ferdous / Agence VU / Redux Public Outrage Hasn’t Improved Policing
Plus: A theory of tech giants
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The Atlantic; Peter Finch / Getty How to Make Diversity Trainings Better
“Far too often we trust external experts to bring solutions.”
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Constantine Manos / Magnum Drag Shows Are Free Speech
Efforts by GOP legislators to impose absurd and onerous regulations on them violate the Constitution.
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Peter Finch / Getty The Paradox of Diversity Trainings
Do diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts actually exacerbate intolerance?
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The Atlantic; Martin Parr / Magnum 19 Reader Views on Lab-Grown Meat
“Given the choice between cruelty and kindness, I believe most humans will choose kindness.”
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Martin Parr / Magnum The Coming Meat Utopia Is Real
Plus: A low point for the Catholic Church
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Jamie Hodgson / Getty Is Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative?
Instead of rigid rules, educators need the freedom to finesse delicate questions about young students’ gender identity.
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Getty; The Atlantic 17 Readers Weigh the Risks in Sports
“A life of risks not taken is not a life worth living,” one writes.
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Patrick Smith / Getty Are Sports Worth the Risks?
Plus: A clue to life on Mars
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Tyler Comrie / The Atlantic Is This the Start of an AI Takeover?
Readers predict the future of bots.
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Elizabeth Frantz / … The Senate Needs More Kyrsten Sinemas
America’s most popular party affiliation isn’t Republican or Democratic. So why does Congress have so few independents?
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Tyler Comrie / The Atlantic A Chatbot’s Predictions for the Future of AI
Plus: Is pet adoption a good idea?
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Getty; The Atlantic 11 Readers on How to Solve the Opioid Crisis
Plus: Measuring Canada against Singapore
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Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times / Getty Is the War on Drugs to Blame for the Fentanyl Crisis?
Plus: Mere discovery is overrated.
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Getty; The Atlantic What Does a Good Health-Care System Look Like?
Readers share insights from the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia.
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Getty / The Atlantic How Elon Musk’s Buffoonery Misleads His Critics
What I learned while binge-watching social media’s hottest melodrama
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Joshua A. Bickel / Bloomberg / Getty Will an Influential Conservative Brain Trust Stand Up to Trump?
Plus: Cases for, and against, medical euthanasia in Canada
