Jan 14, 2015: Conor Friedersdorf: The Atlantic: Islamophobia Is Not a Myth

Nov 10, 2014: Conor Friedersdorf: The Atlantic: The War in Iraq Is Still Hillary Clinton's Achilles' Heel

Oct 18, 2014: Conor Friedersdorf: The Atlantic: Sex and the Class of 2020: How Will Hookups Change?

Sept 15, 2014: Conor Friedersdorf: Atlantic Monthly: 'Don't Let Sex Become About Status or Power'

Aug 17, 2014: AEIdeas: Conor Friedersdorf on the ‘libertarian moment’….
Conor’s article is in response to the recent New York Time article “Has the ‘Libertarian Moment’ Finally Arrived?” and the disdainful responses to that article from Paul Krugman of the Times, Jonathan Chait of New York, and David Frum — “All three concur that the notion of a libertarian ascendancy is an unsophisticated, laughable fantasy.”

June 23, 2014: Conor Friedersdorf:  The Atlantic: Rage Against the Outrage Machine

ON THE RECORD: Feb 4, 2014: Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic) says that "Bill O'Reilly Is to Journalism What the WWE Is to Fighting" He says Bill O'Reilly's "Super Bowl Sunday interview with President Obama was faux-tough and filled with questions that were virtually guaranteed to fail." Freidersdorf critiques each segment of the interview. On the problem with the healthcare website and whether Obama knew, Friedersdorf summizes: that one, Obama already answered that and "Second, who cares when he knew?" Maybe what Friedersdorf meant to say was "What difference at this point does it make?" Friedersdorf suggest that Obama's response about saying he held everyone accountable should ahve been retorted by O'Reilly with "Who specifically was held accountable and how?" I agree that it would have been a good follow up question, but the problem with interviewing Presidents is that the President puts a time limit on the interview, which  means a good reporter needs to keep the interview moving along and not let the President spend too much time talking and wasting the time. Friedersdorf's article critiques all the points and then summarizes: "If you want to see a broadcast journalist who is much tougher in his questioning of Obama, and elicits much more interesting answers, take a look at Jake Tapper's recent effort. I'd prefer an even more adversarial treatment, but Tapper does so much better than his broadcaster colleagues typically do that he's earned nothing but praise. O'Reilly's audience won't believe that a CNN interviewer asks tougher questions. But it's true. " True? I don't know. I probably agree with some of Friedersdorf's suggestions but I suspect that even O'Reilly might agree as he looks back in hindsight, which is, as they say 20/20. The fact that Friedersdorf makes a jab at Fox News (" The Fox News approach to journalism doesn't just drive liberals crazy. It's also bad for all who want Obama to be held accountable.") and his previously established track record of disliking everything he thinks is conservative, AND without having taken the time to critique Jake Tapper's interview kind of paints an easy picture of Friedersdorf's inability to be objective. It's a bit hard to honestly grade something when it was already given an "F" before it started.

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Jan 16, 2014: Outside The Beltway: Limbaugh’s Methodology
Conor Friedersdorf has a piece up at the Atlantic that has some substantial excerpts from a recent edition of Rush Limbaugh’s radio program, wherein we are given an explanation of How Rush Limbaugh Decides What Is True.

June 3, 2013: Jen Kuznicki: Conor rages on Middle America
What does Conor Friedersdorf know about the conservative movement?  Absolutely nothing.

Jan 2, 2013: Spiritual Warfare on Steroids: This week Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic) wrote an article suggesting Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson debate Gay Rights antagonist Dan Savage. It's not an untypical article on the subject, but Friedersdorf does state: "Anti-gay slurs are now widely frowned upon. Cultural pressure to favor equal marriage rights for gays is increasing, but Americans tolerate opposition to gay marriage in a way they don't tolerate opposition to interracial marriage. And what of Christians who believe that homosexuality is a sin that transgresses against God's will and consigns those who practice it to an eternity burning in hell? Is polite society going to tolerate those sorts of beliefs toward gays and lesbians?" Take this as a heads up. Friedersdorf, as do most of the Robertson critics don't seem to understand that Christianity is based upon a Biblical premise. And that premise includes the entire Bible, not just parts of it. The Biblical record does not speak fondly of homosexual behavior, but at the same time it does not tell anyone to go out and hate gays (under the new covenant via Jesus Christ). Though in a somewhat cruder way, that is what Robertson said. This national dialogue was inevitable and where it will go is a little too soon to say. A&E did not cave to gay hatred, they understood what Robertson said, but knew that when they hired him. It reflects Robertson's position, not A&Es. A&E has several "reality" shows running at the time and I doubt A&E as a buriness holds the same positions as everyone who appears on every show. Nor is it required to. It also reflects, in a less crude way, the beliefs of a nation of Christians who accept Christianity on the Biblical premise of which it rests. Spiritual Warfare on steroids has begun.

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Oct 21, 2013: Lawfare: Conor Friedersdorf Peeks at My Ideology
Over at the Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf takes a peek at my ideology in response to my critique of the Washington Post’s recent story on NSA collection of email contact lists overseas. I’m glad he did.

May 29, 2012: Global Post: Chris Hayes comments: Pundits debate whether the "hero" speech was really that offensive
"Hayes wasn't actually expressing discomfort with granting the bravery or achievements or noble qualities of American troops," wrote The Atlantic's Conor Friedersdorf, coming to Hayes' defense. "His fear was that in addition to its strict definition, hero had an unavoidable connotation attached to it -- that for some people, hearing that a warrior is a hero carries with it the implication that the war in which he bravely partook was a just one."

Conor Friedersdorf is an American journalist and a staff writer at The Atlantic. After graduating college, Friedersdorf worked for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. He began writing for The Atlantic in November 2009. He was an intern for The Daily Dish blog, and in 2010 was hired as Senior Editor and "underblogger" to Andrew Sullivan.