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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How Much Should a Bankrupt City Pay Its Retired Police Officers?
A former chief in Stockton, California, is making $204,000 a year. This is unsustainable, and it needs to stop.
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Olympics 2012
Olympic Park Feels a Little Like a War Zone
One former war correspondent compared it to the "American military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan."
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Videos
Was Hurricane Katrina Good for New Orleans's Schools?
Mayor Mitch Landrieu makes the case.
