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.
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The Painfully Obvious Punishment We Should Impose on Cops Who Shoot Innocent People
Take away their guns. Forever.
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Stop Banning Public Nudity
Why blanket prohibitions are misguided.
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A Ridiculous Proposal to Jail Boston's Saggy Pants Wearers for 3 Years
A Boston non-profit pushes the city to enforce the state's "chastity, morality, decency, and good order" laws more forcefully. What is the world coming to?
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When Pinball Was Illegal in New York (and Chicago and L.A.)
Can't hear those buzzers and bells.
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This Is What the Opposite of Gun Control Looks Like
In a planned community in Idaho, all teens would be required to carry loaded AR-15s.
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The History Behind Why NYC Drops an 11,875 Pound Ball on New Year's Eve
Wouldn't explosions in the sky be preferable?
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When Calling Someone Australian Is Racist
An international incident sheds light on the trans-Tasman rivalry with New Zealand and the limits of criminalizing speech.
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Is This Recording Enough to End Stop and Frisk?
Listen to the audio a 17-year-old secretly recorded of police disparaging his mixed-race appearance and threatening to break his arm.
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The Criminalization of the RNC Protesters
Tampa's excessive police presence is having a "chilling effect."
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Baltimore's Newest Crime Fighting Equation
The city's police are fighting illegal guns rather than drugs. Will it cut down on violence?
