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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Dave Hill / EyeEm / Getty The Threat to Free Speech, Beyond ‘Cancel Culture’
Plus: Attacks against Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the scholar-snitch problem.
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Getty; The Atlantic What We Can Learn From Our Political Adversaries
Readers share insights and lessons from across the aisle.
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Janos Kummer / Getty The Three Rules for Canceling Russia Fairly
How to punish the aggressor and support Ukraine while minimizing unintended damage
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Jamie Kelter Davis / The New York Times … How COVID Hawks Could Save More Lives
Scolding is counterproductive, but other steps will offer protection even as millions of Americans move on from the pandemic.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Criticizing Ukraine Is Free Speech, Too
Plus: an argument against Trump 2024, and where the daylight-saving-time debate goes from here.
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Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / Getty; … Was Biden Right to Ban Russian Oil?
Some readers say it’s a moral imperative; others say there’s no way to buy oil with a clean conscience.
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Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / Getty Globalism Is Good, Actually
Plus: The new push to price-gouge prisoners.
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The Atlantic Tolerating COVID Misinformation Is Better Than the Alternative
It’s hardly clear that more aggressive content moderation would save lives.
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AP; The Atlantic How Far Should the World Go to Support Ukraine?
Readers fret over the fate of Ukrainians—and the dangers of escalation.
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Serhii Nuzhnenko/ AP What Happens When We Back Putin Into a Corner
Plus: The case for still pivoting to Asia
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Getty; The Atlantic How Inflation Hits Home
Plus: Canadians weigh in on Americans’ criticism.
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Andrej Ivanov / AFP / Getty Did Canada Overreact to the Trucker Protests?
Plus: Putin’s display of strength might be an admission of weakness.
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Getty; The Atlantic The Worst Parts of Love and Romance in 2022
Opposites still attract, but is it harder for them to meet—and stay together?
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Ed Jones / AFP / Getty Canadian Truckers Polarize American Commentators
Plus: Should we breed octopuses for intelligence?
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Vivian Zink / Syfy / NBCU / Getty; … What’s the Harm in Medical Misinformation?
Readers’ views on free speech and safeguarding public health
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Andrew Burton / Getty The Anti-gun Laws That Make Progressives Uneasy
Are provisions meant to keep firearms off the streets too unjust to enforce?
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Armin Weigel / Picture Alliance / Getty How Much Does Ukraine Really Matter to the U.S.?
Plus: A claim that the 1990s was the last true decade
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Getty ; The Atlantic The Educators Who Decided That Context Doesn’t Matter
Students lose out when the language police ignore the distinction between using offensive words and discussing them.
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Stefani Reynolds / Bloomberg / Getty; The Atlantic Looking Beyond Affirmative Action
Readers suggest that simply continuing—or ending—it are not the only options.
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Dylan Buell / Getty What’s the Purpose of Boycotting Joe Rogan?
Plus: The future of affirmative action
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