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Conor Friedersdorf | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Pomona College (BA) New York University (MA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | The Atlantic |
Conor Renier Friedersdorf [1] is an American journalist and a staff writer at The Atlantic , known for his civil libertarian perspectives. [2]
He attended Pomona College as an undergraduate, and attended the journalism school at New York University on a scholarship. [3] After graduating from college, Friedersdorf worked for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin . He began writing for The Atlantic in November 2009. [4] He was an intern for The Daily Dish blog, and in 2010 was hired as Senior Editor and "underblogger" to Andrew Sullivan. [5] Friedersdorf compiles on a regular basis The Best of Journalism list, which is a curated list of news articles and investigative report, that he disseminates through a newsletter. [6]
In an interview with journalist Matt Lewis, Friedersdorf stated that he has right-leaning views but that he does not consider himself to be a doctrinal conservative or a member of the conservative movement. [7] Writing for The Atlantic, Friedersdorf laid out his argument for why he refused to vote for Barack Obama in 2012 and was supporting Gary Johnson in his bid for president as the Libertarian Party candidate. [8]
Friedersdorf wrote an article calling for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and protecting the right to protest on the Statue of Liberty. [9] Friedersdorf has praised Peggy McIntosh's essay "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack", saying he would encourage its study in college curriculums, but warned that "importing obscure academic concepts into mass conversations about identity makes them much less accessible and more alienating to the vast majority of America". [10]
Friedersdorf grew up in Orange County, California. [11] As of 2018 [update] , he lives in Venice, Los Angeles. [12] Two of his grandparents were French Cajuns. [13]
Andrew Michael Sullivan is a British-American author, editor, and blogger. Sullivan is a political commentator, a former editor of The New Republic, and the author or editor of six books. He started a political blog, The Daily Dish, in 2000, and eventually moved his blog to platforms, including Time, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, and finally an independent subscription-based format. He announced his retirement from blogging in 2015. From 2016 to 2020, Sullivan was a writer-at-large at New York. His newsletter The Weekly Dish was launched in July 2020.
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