Conor Renier Friedersdorf[1] is an American journalist and a staff writer at The Atlantic, known for his civil libertarian perspectives.
[4] He was an intern for The Daily Dish blog, and in 2010 was hired as Senior Editor and "underblogger" to Andrew Sullivan.
[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 has written articles 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".