Conor Friedersdorf
Staff Writer at The Atlantic
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1 week ago |
theatlantic.com | Conor Friedersdorf
President Donald Trump sent the global economy into turmoil last week by imposing tariffs on all foreign goods arriving in the United States. Then he altered his own policy, announcing Wednesday that, excepting a 145 percent tax on goods from China and a 10 percent general tariff, he was pausing the new levies for 90 days.
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2 weeks ago |
theatlantic.com | Conor Friedersdorf
State secrets are necessary, no matter who is president, because safeguarding certain kinds of information stops America’s enemies from doing us harm. They are also fraught, because when executive-branch officials can hide the truth, many abuse that power to cover up misdeeds. This tests the virtue of any administration—a test that Donald Trump’s administration is failing.
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4 weeks ago |
theatlantic.com | Conor Friedersdorf
Early in American history, James Madison, the chief architect of the Constitution, warned that when the federal government seizes new powers to target foreign nationals, the rights of American citizens are at risk. The year was 1798, a time of tension with France.
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4 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Conor Friedersdorf
NowThe Health and Human Services Department said Thursday it will cut 10,000 jobs at the agency in a major restructuring that includes reducing its 28 divisions to 15. Key Facts The 10,000 job cuts will be in addition to the 10,000 employees who have already accepted early retirements or layoff …
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1 month ago |
theatlantic.com | Conor Friedersdorf
On Monday, amid a measles outbreak, a bird-flu epidemic, and a disturbing report of poor safety precautions at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a surprising new area of focus for his agency: fighting anti-Semitism.
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