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The Latest Articles by Conor Friedersdorf

Drag Shows Are Free Speech

Efforts by GOP legislators to impose absurd and onerous regulations on them violate the Constitution.

The Atlantic

Is Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative?

Instead of rigid rules, educators need the freedom to finesse delicate questions about young students’ gender identity.

The Atlantic

The Senate Needs More Kyrsten Sinemas

America’s most popular party affiliation isn’t Republican or Democratic. So why does Congress have so few independents?

The Atlantic

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How Elon Musk’s Buffoonery Misleads His Critics

What I learned while binge-watching social media’s hottest melodrama

The Atlantic

Ron DeSantis’s Speech Policing Could Hurt the Right Too

Someday, progressives may be in a position to abuse a new Florida law.

The Atlantic

What the Midterm Results Really Mean to Voters

Readers across the political spectrum share surprising assessments of last week’s midterms.

The Atlantic

Book-Industry Activists Should Be Careful What They Wish For

The abortion debate will not be resolved by either side declaring the other illegitimate.

The Atlantic

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The Restaurant Industry’s Worst Idea

Technology at the table is bad for human connection.

The Atlantic

What to Teach Young Kids About Gender

Schools should tell children to be themselves. But some districts say too much—and mistake progressive dogma for established fact.

The Atlantic

King Charles Should Get Ready to Abdicate

To counter a global trend toward gerontocracy, Britain’s new monarch should retire at 75.

The Atlantic

Gavin Newsom, the Ron DeSantis of the Left

California has many problems, but its governor keeps tangling with right-wingers out of state.

The Atlantic

How to Fix the Bias Against Free Speech on Campus

Universities should limit bureaucrats’ power to investigate students and professors for expressing their opinions.

The Atlantic

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