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The Reason RoundtableHow Should the U.S. Respond to Hamas Executing Americans?In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome special guest Charles C.W. Cooke to the show. The group discusses the six Israeli hostages, including American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who were found murdered in Gaza over the weekend, before dissecting Kamala Harris' first major interview since entering the presidential race and Donald Trump's recent thoughts on abortion laws.
02:39—Six Israeli hostages found murdered by Hamas
20:25—Kamala Harris sits down for her first major interview with CNN's Dana Bash.
34:25—Weekly Listener Question
43:34—Donald Trump on in vitro fe...2024-09-031h 10
The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon EditionLawfare Archive: Benjamin Wittes and Conor Friedersdorf Debate the Ethics of DronesFrom February 15, 2014: Last November, the University of Richmond invited Ben and Conor Friedersdorf to participate in a debate on the ethics of drone warfare. Conor is a familiar voice in the anti-drone camp, as those who have come across his articles in The Atlantic well know. Ritika Singh edited the podcast version of the debate for length and got rid of the introductions and audience questions. It thus proceeds as four speeches: Ben and Conor each give opening remarks, in that order, and then each responds to the other. While the back-and-forth touched on the legal issues behind targeted killing, it w...2024-07-2753 min
The Lawfare PodcastLawfare Archive: Benjamin Wittes and Conor Friedersdorf Debate the Ethics of DronesFrom February 15, 2014: Last November, the University of Richmond invited Ben and Conor Friedersdorf to participate in a debate on the ethics of drone warfare. Conor is a familiar voice in the anti-drone camp, as those who have come across his articles in The Atlantic well know. Ritika Singh edited the podcast version of the debate for length and got rid of the introductions and audience questions. It thus proceeds as four speeches: Ben and Conor each give opening remarks, in that order, and then each responds to the other. While the back-and-forth touched on the legal issues behind targeted kill...2024-07-2753 min
Quillette PodcastQuillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to Atlantic Magazine staff writer Conor Friedersdorf about an alarmingly censorious government bill that would allow officials to investigate Canadians for things they haven’t done yet.Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to Atlantic Magazine staff writer Conor Friedersdorf about an alarmingly censorious government bill that would allow officials to punish Canadians for things they haven’t done yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-06-1419 min
Echo PodcastyJordan Peterson: Hýbejte se, jděte do neznáma. Pomůže vám Bůh – nebo serotonin. Pravda neexistuje? #20Když papež František nedávno tweetoval o sociálních nerovnostech, Jordan Peterson opáčil: „Na vašich řečech není nic křesťanského. Spása je záležitostí individuální duše.“ Mnozí kanadského psychologa a emeritního profesora torontské univerzity napomínali: „A kdo jste vy, že okřikujete papeže?“ Je pravda, že Peterson není církevní činovník, na druhou stranu bychom stěží hledali druhého člověka, který ke studiu bible přitáhl tolik lidí, jako se to podařilo kanadskému psychologovi svými videi na YouTube.
Petersonova reakce byla typická: prý se dnes příli...2024-04-0531 min
Make More PieNarrated: Humanity is Hard. Protesting is Easy.Narrated version of this article is up. Totally stealing the “we use every part of the buffalo” from my pal Ethan Strauss at House of Strauss, which my pod partner Sarah Hepola named her favorite Substack of 2023. A lot of content coming your way, including from Israel, where I will head on the 15th, so many stories, so many people reaching out. Keep sending me your ideas and what you want to know more about. Also, please consider becoming a paid or free subscriber; you can “name your price!” in the Israel Reporting Fund option.For thos...2024-01-0314 min
California Sun PodcastConor Friedersdorf: D.E.I. vs. free speech at California collegesConor Friedersdorf, a California-based staff writer for The Atlantic, joins us to discuss his recent article, "A Uniquely Terrible New DEI Policy." In it, he dissects controversial new diversity, equity, and inclusion mandates at California's community colleges, the largest higher education system in the U.S. These policies are not only sparking lawsuits but also raising questions about academic freedom and First Amendment rights. As Friedersdorf navigates this complex landscape, he sheds light on the historical context, the intentions behind the policies, and their broader societal implications.2023-11-0234 min
The SyllabusConor Friedersdorf, Writer for The AtlanticOn October 14, a week after Hamas’s attacks in Southern Israel, Conor Friedersdorf, a staff writer for The Atlantic, wrote an article entitled, “Students for Pogroms in Israel”; the sub-head was “By excusing murder and kidnapping, activist groups have already changed campus politics in America.” Conor joins Mark Oppenheimer to talk about how, exactly, he thinks campus politics have changed.Guest: Conor Friedersdorf is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of the Up for Debate newsletter. Before joining The Atlantic in 2010, he was the features editor at Culture11 and a reporter for the Los Angeles N...2023-10-2617 min
The SyllabusConor FriedersdorfOn October 14, a week after Hamas’s attacks in Southern Israel, Conor Friedersdorf, a staff writer for The Atlantic, wrote an article entitled, “Students for Pogroms in Israel”; the sub-head was “By excusing murder and kidnapping, activist groups have already changed campus politics in America.” Conor joins Mark Oppenheimer to talk about how, exactly, he thinks campus politics have changed.Guest: Conor Friedersdorf is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of the Up for Debate newsletter. Before joining The Atlantic in 2010, he was the features editor at Culture11 and a reporter for the Los Angeles N...2023-10-2617 min
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 178: If You’re Not A Fan Of New College of Florida Baseball, Unfollow Us NowThis week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie check in on Chris Rufo and the New College of Florida, where taxpayers are footing the bill for a brand new mediocre baseball team. Episode 148: “Chris Rufo Takes Over New College Of Florida, Plus Adventures In Genealogy”Michelle Goldberg: “At a College Targeted by DeSantis, Gender Studies Is Out, Jocks Are In”Conor Friedersdorf: “Ron DeSantis Chose the Wrong College to Take Over”Sarasota Herald-Tribune: “DeSantis seeks to transform Sarasota's New College with conservative board takeover”Tampa Bay Times: “New College of Florida...2023-08-2157 min
Palm Court PodcastNew College as a Cultural Movement with Megan Cytron and Grant BalfourIn which three New College alums from the 1990s -- Mike Palmer, Megan Cytron, and Grant Balfour – share their experiences at a small liberal-arts school on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and consider the fate of the experiment in the face of a top-down “hostile takeover” by the state government. We reflect on New College as a cultural movement and set goals for what the podcast can accomplish.
Pres. Gordon E. Michalson, Jr., Summer 2002: “The Case For Narrative Evaluation: Promoting Learning Without Grades, Or: ‘Here’s How You’re Doing.’”
Mike Palmer, Aaron Hillegass. Trending in Ed (podcast), 7...2023-08-0141 min
The Prevailing Narrative with Matt BilinskyEpisode 58: Exposing the Waste & Dysfunction of "Diversity Equity & Inclusion" Programs in Corporate America - with Conor Friedersdorf of The Atlantic"Diversity", "Equity", & "Inclusion" are seemingly separate principles. However, the terms have been lumped together, co-opted by an industry of professionals, and implanted bureaucratically in Corporate America. With expensive "DEI Consultants" renting themselves out to companies, and "DEI Executives" occupying lofty (and expensive) positions at major corporations, no one seemed to ever ask the question "Does any of this stuff actually work?". Conor Friedersdorf of The Atlantic has taken a deeper look at companies scrutinizing these programs (and personnel) and starting to wonder if they're getting their bang for their buck. Learn more about your ad ch...2023-06-231h 18
The Ethical LifeHow can we make DEI trainings more effective?Episode 94: Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have exploded on the scene in the past few years.
After the 2020 killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, many companies and organizations decided it was time — perhaps past time — to confront racism and inequality head on.
This led to the creation of an entire industry, which critics have called the DEI Industrial Complex.
A recent article in The Atlantic by Conor Friedersdorf titled “The DEI industry needs to check its privilege,” examines the time and expense many organizations have devoted to this topic, w...2023-06-1439 min
Quillette PodcastWhom is the Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Industry Actually Helping?Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to Atlantic writer Conor Friedersdorf about his recent article, The DEI Industry Needs to Check Its Privilege. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-06-0940 min
Lean Out with Tara Henley'The DEI Industry Needs to Check Its Privilege'In recent years, we have seen the diversity, equity, and inclusion industry explode in popularity and prevalence. But my guest on today’s program says that at its worst, DEI runs from useless to counterproductive. And he thinks companies would be better off giving the lavish DEI consulting fees directly to the poor.Conor Friedersdorf is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a Substack newsletter that highlights exceptional non-fiction writing. Last week, he published a piece at The Atlantic titled “The DEI Industry Needs to Check Its Privilege.”C...2023-06-0726 min
Lean Out with Tara HenleyEP 85: 'The DEI Industry Needs to Check Its Privilege'In recent years, we have seen the diversity, equity, and inclusion industry explode in popularity and prevalence. But Tara's guest today says that at its worst, DEI runs from useless to counterproductive. And he thinks companies would be better off giving the lavish DEI consulting fees directly to the poor. Conor Friedersdorf is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a Substack newsletter that highlights exceptional non-fiction writing. Last week, he published a piece at The Atlantic titled “The DEI Industry Needs to Check Its Privilege.” Lean Out will be of...2023-06-0726 min
WonkyFolkWonkyFolk Vol 04 - Can't take YES for an answer.Can't take yes for an answer: what the teachers' unions and DeSantis have in common.This week some of the topics we discuss include the following:Can’t say yes to equity and excellence (00:01:10)Can’t say yes to providing parents with timely access to results or resources and tools to support their kids in mitigating pandemic learning losses (00:08:42)Can’t say yes to improving the way we teach history and civics (00:18:59)Can’t say yes to academic freedom and the full exchange of ideas (00:28:28)Can’t say yes to what is best for kids as a core val...2023-05-1940 min
Polite ConversationsSAMPLE: Aftershow Ep 5 - Cancel Culture for thee but not for meWe’ve made it to episode 5 of the Polite Conversations Aftershow! This is where you get to hear behind the scenes content of everything and anything to do with Polite Conversations/Woking Up/Twitter Spaces …with guests that are exclusively patrons of the show!Joining me for this one, is Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green. (@caitlinmoriah)We had a lot of laughs discussing recent anti-woke-sphere absurdities, hypocrisies and outrages. Roald Dahl, Oompa Loompas, ‘corporate wokeness’, trad wives & much, much more!We chat about Pinker’s use of the phrase ‘Primitive Word Magic’, about Scott Adams and his recent racist outburst … We also discussed J...2023-03-1229 min
CYKIAE (Christ You Know It Ain't Easy)CYKIAE Season 001 Part 11. Woke Trumps Racist SupportersEveryone know that Trump only won the 2016 Presidential election because his supporters were racists. That’s what the media tell us. But were they?
I think we need to have another, closer, look at that and try to work out whether that was what really happened – with the election, with Trump winning and with the coverage the media gave it for the next 4 years after he’d won.
Tag words: Donald Trump; racists; Black; Hispanic; Asian; Marxist; Communism; Charlemagne; Hillary Clinton; legal positivism; Nazi Germany; Nuremberg Trials; God; Jack Shafer; Tucker Doherty; POLITICO; Batya Ungar-Sargon; Bad News...2023-02-0723 min
Townhall Review | CommentariesAlbert Mohler: A Precarious Moment for ParenthoodHere’s the question: “Is Defying Parents the Only Ethical Alternative?” Amazingly enough, that’s the question which is the title of an article recently published in the Atlantic—coming from author Conor Friedersdorf. Now the question is this, and Friedersdorf asks it bluntly: should a child be seen as educators as legitimately transgender, or should those educators defer to parents when they raise their children? Now, this just underlines the fact we're living in new and very dangerous days. Friedersdorf understands what's at stake, at least to this point, and he writes, "To a degree...2023-01-3001 min
The McGill International ReviewMIR Meets: Chloe ValdaryHost Andrew Xu sits down with Chloe Valdary, the head of Theory of Enchantment. They discuss the way that her program differs from other comparable initiatives, what it hopes to achieve, and how it uses pop culture to better encapsulate its themes.
References
Chloé Valdary on How to be a (True) Antiracist from The Good Fight with Yascha Mounk
Can Chloé Valdary Sell Skeptics on DEI? by Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic2022-10-1929 min
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast9: Hollywood's New McCarthy EraNancy and Sarah tackle the curious case of Frank Langella, the celebrated actor fired from Netflix’s Fall of the House of Usher after a young actress complains about an on-set interaction, while Fred Savage gets disappeared from The Wonder Years reboot for “abusive behavior,” though we’re not sure what kind. On the Depp-Heard beat, Nancy and Sarah consider body language in the courtroom, “mutual abuse,” the problem with psychiatric diagnoses, and why women are the most complicated characters. Sexy selfies are discussed, but not enough (future episode!). Meanwhile, the fire over Roe v. Wade keeps raging, but Sarah finds...2022-05-121h 33
Loving Liberty Radio Network2022 March 11 The Bryan Hyde ShowIt's stunning how quickly the world's monetary systems are being converted into tools to control people and nations. N.S. Lyons says just say no to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).
The volatility of our times makes me very grateful for anyone who can bring light and peace to those around them. Barry Brownstein reminds us that thank you is a better mantra than follow the science.
As if we don't have enough on our plates right now, there are two coming issues that will have to be addressed--food scarcity and food inflation. Things have...2022-03-111h 25
Midtown Fellowship: LexingtonMidweek Podcast | Concept CreepQuestions? Comments? Just want to say hi? Fill out this form, we’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/ptxqzoi4oBNeFdmr8This week we’re with pastor Brandon Clements from Midtown Lexington to talk more about this week’s sermon.Columbia “You’d Rather Be Here” Local SpotlightEudora Farms - 219 Salem Ln, Salley, SC 29137Resource mentioned:“How Americans Became So Sensitive to Harm” by Conor Friedersdorf in The Atlantic - hereFor Our Good Always sermon series - Downtown | Lexington | Two NotchAud...2021-09-0800 min
Midtown Fellowship: DowntownMidweek Podcast | Concept CreepQuestions? Comments? Just want to say hi? Fill out this form, we’d love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/ptxqzoi4oBNeFdmr8This week we’re with pastor Brandon Clements from Midtown Lexington to talk more about this week’s sermon.Columbia “You’d Rather Be Here” Local SpotlightEudora Farms - 219 Salem Ln, Salley, SC 29137Resource mentioned:“How Americans Became So Sensitive to Harm” by Conor Friedersdorf in The Atlantic - hereFor Our Good Always sermon series - Downtown | Lexington | Two NotchAud...2021-09-0800 min
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"Has Australia Gone Too Far?" with Conor FriedersdorfAmericans have been going craycray over Austraystray. From Fox News to social media, images of Australia's lockdowns are being presented as a descent into totalitarianism. The concern-mongering came to a head with an article in The Atlantic by Conor Friedersdorf entitled "Australia Traded Away Too Much Liberty: How long can a democracy maintain emergency restrictions and still call itself a free country?" Josh responded with a 25-tweet rebuttal which went viral. So the two men tracked each other down (one vacationing in Greece; the other, locked down in Sydney -- guess which was which?) to hash it out. Hosted...2021-09-0733 min
Why Are They So Angry?Let the Church Say AmenWhat do Denmark Vesey, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Jr. and William Barber have in common? Join Dr. Carol François and Kourtney Square, her niece, to find out how these people worked within the church forming the foundation of the fight for social justice in America. Learn how the Black/African American church from its earliest founding to its modern incarnation continues to see, say, and confront systemic racism. Like what you hear? Please give us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1528399551 Your 5-star rating will help us promote more content like this.
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Nourish Balance ThriveRecapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its MindJamie Wheal is an expert in peak performance and leadership, specializing in neuroanthropology - the intersection of culture, biology and psychology. He is the co-author of the global bestseller and Pulitzer Prize nominated book, Stealing Fire, and the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of ultimate human performance. Since founding the organization in 2011, it has gone on to become a leading voice of evidence-based peak performance, counting award-winning academics, legendary professional athletes, special operations commanders, and Fortune 500 business leaders among the hundreds of thousands of people in its global community....2021-04-161h 15Nourish Balance ThriveRecapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost Its MindJamie Wheal is an expert in peak performance and leadership, specializing in neuroanthropology - the intersection of culture, biology and psychology. He is the co-author of the global bestseller and Pulitzer Prize nominated book, Stealing Fire, and the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of ultimate human performance. Since founding the organization in 2011, it has gone on to become a leading voice of evidence-based peak performance, counting award-winning academics, legendary professional athletes, special operations commanders, and Fortune 500 business leaders among the hundreds of thousands of people in its global community....2021-04-161h 15
Where We Go Next25: A Robust Defense of Free Speech, with Greg LukianoffHow do you know what's true, and what's false? What's right, or wrong? How do you know... what you know? You likely heard all of it somewhere, and for you to hear it, somebody had to say it. Because for us to be able to figure out what's true - in order to form a more perfect union - we must be able to speak with one another, freely. Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, fights against speech restrictions being enacted in the very institutions that should be bastions of free expression.2021-03-311h 02
Right Now with Stephen KentS1E2: Right Now with Stephen Kent: Hope vs. Despair.What is there to be hopeful for in our politics? And what do "Star Wars" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender" have to do with it? Watch as Stephen Kent, co-host Brad Polumbo, and guest Spencer Klavan discuss if we're going to rally around a politics of hope.Episode Reading List: Against the Blackpill (The American Mind) https://americanmind.org/salvo/against-the-blackpill/ Nickelodeon creates Avatar Studios to create new Avatar, Legend of Korra content (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22297512/avatar-last-airbender-korra-studios-paramount-plus-streaming-netflix The Flight 93 Essay (Claremont Review of Books) https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/digital/the-flight-93-election/ 2021-03-0441 min
Right Now with Stephen KentE2 Spencer Klavan and cohost Brad Polumbo on Avatar, Lord of the Rings and common goodWhat is there to be hopeful for in our politics? And what do "Star Wars" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender" have to do with it? Watch as Stephen Kent, co-host Brad Polumbo, and guest Spencer Klavan discuss if we're going to rally around a politics of hope. Episode Reading List: Against the Blackpill (The American Mind) https://americanmind.org/salvo/against-the-blackpill/ Nickelodeon creates Avatar Studios to create new Avatar, Legend of Korra content (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22297512/avatar-last-airbender-korra-studios-paramount-plus-streaming-netflix The Flight 93 Essay (Claremont Review of Books) https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/digital/the-flight-93...2021-03-0441 min
consideranew (+ Season 2 cohost, Dr. Jane Shore of School of Thought)Season 1: Episode 17 - Chloé Valdary: Embrace our complexity, our humanity."Can Chloé Valdary sell skeptics on DEI?" by Conor Friedersdorf in The Atlantic (January 31, 2021) (http://bit.ly/3oYTWrf)"All individuals are complex and multifaceted. If we treat any human being, any group of people, as a conglomerate, we run the risk of stereotyping them, reducing them, in our words and in our actions, and turning them into an abstraction... That’s not going to be helpful or sustainable for anyone. We have to treat each other like family." - Chloé ValdaryReferences:Chloé Valdary (https://twitter.com/cvaldary)Theor...2021-02-0506 min
Political Gabfest15th AnniversaryEmily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz reminisce about 15 years of podcasting together. They look back on past mistakes and deliver fresh kindnesses. This live show was recorded on Dec 9, 2020.You can watch a special tribute video here and a video of the entire 15th Anniversary Show is here. Here are some references from this week’s show: Jonathan Rauch for the Atlantic: “How American Politics Went Insane” Conor Friedersdorf for the Atlantic: “Working Mom Arrested for Letting Her 9-Year-Old Play Alone at Park”2020-12-3151 min
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 26: A Grand Unspurling Of Years Of Cliff Mass HysteriaIn this week's episode, Jesse addresses an ugly rumor about him posted to Blocked and Reported's Apple Podcast review page. Then the hosts discuss Conor Friedersdorf's article in The Atlantic, "Anti-racist Arguments Are Tearing People Apart," which centers around the accusation that it was racist for a white man to bounce his friend's black baby on his lap during a Zoom call (really!). In the episode's main segment, Katie unspurls the yearslong battle between Cliff Mass and seemingly every progressive in the Seattle metro area, which recently culminated in his media-gig firing after he made an..................... unfortunate comparison on...2020-08-221h 01
The Remnant with Jonah GoldbergElephant Training in SaskatchewanRank punditry and eggheadery dominate the docket today as Matt Continetti joins Jonah on a mournfully swampy day in D.C. From Biden huddling in his basement to William F. Buckley Jr. naming his boat “Splendid Isolation,” the guys go backward from politics today to politics yesterday in a convention of nerd-dom, spiced up by mentions of Klingon weddings and Dungeons and Dragons.
Show Notes:
-Andy Kessler’s WSJ piece on June 1 being Trump’s official downfall date
-Nate Cohn on a tiny but influential portion of American voters
-A squ...2020-07-221h 36
The Fifth Column186 w/ Balaji Srinivasan, Conor Friedersdorf - "Predicting Pandemics, Fixing Journalism"Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) Investor + Entrepreneur, Former CTO @ Coinbase, Partner @ Andreessen Horowitz Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64)Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Founding Editor of The Best of Journalism- How Startups Think About Failure + Survival - Pandemics, Panics, and Journalistic Incentives- Forging Societal Truth - Why the US Failed to Take COVID Seriously- Why Journalist Hate The Valley- Believing Half of What You Read- Epistemology Algorithms - A Feature Set for Fixing Journalism 2020-05-251h 33
Open College PodcastEP #36 | Democratic Socialism for BeginnersEP #36 | Democratic Socialism for Beginners
In contemporary times, most socialists have shifted away from overtly dictatorial socialism. Among the younger, there is some level of awareness of its terrible history but they still think of it as an ideal to be striven for despite obvious concerns.
What are the aims of democratic socialist, what do they wish to achieve and how will they achieve their goals? Should socialism be Monarchical, Aristocratic, or Democratic? Who should have power over you: one person? An elite group? The majority?
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/c/opencollegepodcast
Bitchute
http://www.bitchute.com/opencollegepodcast
Apple...2020-05-1144 min
So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 109 Censorship pandemicFor authoritarian leaders across the globe, the coronavirus emergency presents an opportunity to silence critics and consolidate power. On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, host Nico Perrino is joined by international free expression experts Jacob Mchangama and Sarah McLaughlin to discuss how countries like Turkey, Hungary, Egypt, and Thailand are banning “fake news” amidst the pandemic — but, in doing so, are making the crisis worse. Mchangama is the executive director of Justitia, a Copenhagen-based think tank focused on human rights and the rule of law. He is also the host and...2020-04-1649 min
Social DistanceThe Emergency in Our JailsEveryone is being ordered to social distance. Except those who are being ordered into places where that’s impossible. Jim and Katherine talk with Conor Friedersdorf and former public defender Maya Ragsdale about what can be done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-0829 min
The Fifth Column165 w/Conor Friedersdorf “Mayhem in Jersey City, Foreign Affairs, Gesture Politics”GUEST: Conor FriedersdorfStaff Writer @ The AtlanticDESCRIPTION:- Patreon-only Preview- Chapo Trap vs Conor- An Underreported Attack in Jersey City- Afghanistan Mea Culpa- Something About Impeachment- Reauthorize Every War, Every Year- Biden, Dove of the Obama Administration- Complicated Brexit voters- Gesture politics- The Paternalism of Blooombergism- The Pronoun Talk- Civility, Without Obsessing Over IdentityR...2019-12-182h 22
The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe rocky marriage between libertarians and conservativesHello, everybody! I'm Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter at Vox with a focus on conservatism.Today, I'm speaking with Conor Friedersdorf, a staff writer for the Atlantic, who has been navigating the fractious divides within the conservative movement since long before 2016.Friedersdorf is extremely hard to pin down. His intellectual hero is Friedrich Hayek and he believes the Supreme Court “ought to thwart the will of democratic and legislative majorities.” He’s also staunchly anti-war, an outspoken critic of police brutality, and has even occasionally praised Bernie Sanders.This is what makes Friedersdorf so int...2019-09-021h 28
The Cluttered DeskS9E3: Andrew Hicks puts the Internet on blastWelcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this episode, Colin and Andrew discuss the call-out, Internet culture, grace, patience, and forgiveness. Here are links to the pieces on this episode's reading list: "The Destructiveness of Call-Out Culture on Campus" by Conor Friedersdorf "Calling Out the Positive Force of 'Call-Out' Culture" by Lyric via voxatl.org "In Defense of Call-out Culture" by Shaun Scott "The Cruelty of Call-Out Culture" by David Brooks "Call-Out Culture Isn't Toxic. You are." by Riley H via medium.com "What's Missing...2019-07-2749 min
The Cluttered DeskS9E3 Preview Episode | On Surviving TwitterWelcome to The Cluttered Desk Podcast! In this mini-episode, Colin and Andrew preview S9E3, plus Andrew asks Colin how he survives on Twitter. Here are links to the pieces on the reading list for S9E3: "The Destructiveness of Call-Out Culture on Campus" by Conor Friedersdorf "Calling Out the Positive Force of 'Call-Out' Culture" by Lyric via voxatl.org "In Defense of Call-out Culture" by Shaun Scott "The Cruelty of Call-Out Culture" by David Brooks "Call-Out Culture Isn't Toxic. You are." by Riley H via medium...2019-07-2413 min
The Bob Murphy ShowNo, Ilhan Omar Wasn't Taken Out of ContextBob Murphy critiques an article by Conor Friedersdorf, in which Friedersdorf mocks the right-wing outrage over Rep. Ilhan Omar's 9/11 remarks as a tempest in a teapot. Why, if someone on the right made a similar slip of the tongue, Friedersdorf would expect the right-winger to be forgiven. This is of course ludicrous nonsense, as Bob explains.
For more information, see BobMurphyShow.com. The Bob Murphy Show is also available on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and via RSS.2019-04-2500 min
Heidi Matthews On Demand PodcastHMOD Episode 7 - DIRTY LINGERIE IThis is the first episode in a series on the adjudication of harassment and bullying complaints pursuant to #MeToo-inspired conference codes of conduct. Heidi talks to Simona Sharoni, the professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the center of the ‘lingerie elevator joke’ scandal that erupted at the 2018 International Studies Association conference. Prof. Sharoni gives her account of the incident, and explains why it was important for her to launch a formal harassment complaint in the wake of the alleged ‘joke.’
Links
Professor Simona Sharoni on Twitter: @simonasharoni
https://twitter.com/simonasharoni?lang=en
Conor Friedersdorf, “Is ‘Ladies Lingerie’ a Harmless Joke...2019-03-2959 min
Aspen Ideas to GoCan Free Speech Silence Hate Speech?Should rules govern demeaning, disparaging, and degrading speech directed at certain groups? How can we resist hate while protecting free speech? Nadine Strossen, longtime president of the ACLU, says hate speech, as painful as it may be, is justifiably protected. Instead of censoring hate speech, she advocates fighting it with free speech. In her conversation with Conor Friedersdorf, staff writer for The Atlantic, she dispels the idea that censorship effectively counters the impacts of hate speech. Strossen is the author of "HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship." The views and opinions of the speakers in...2019-01-2950 min
Aspen Ideas to GoCan Free Speech Silence Hate Speech?Should rules govern demeaning, disparaging, and degrading speech directed at certain groups? How can we resist hate while protecting free speech? Nadine Strossen, longtime president of the ACLU, says hate speech, as painful as it may be, is justifiably protected. Instead of censoring hate speech, she advocates fighting it with free speech. In her conversation with Conor Friedersdorf, staff writer for The Atlantic, she dispels the idea that censorship effectively counters the impacts of hate speech. Strossen is the author of HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship.
Show Notes Listen to Joshua...2019-01-2950 min
Left AnchorEpisode 19 - Is Democratic Socialism TOO Democratic or Not Democratic Enough?In this episode from the archive, we discuss dueling takes on whether the rise of democratic socialism in DSA and elsewhere is Taking Democracy Too Far (from friend of the pod Conor Friedersdorf) or is Actually, Harming Democracy (from other friend of the pod Sheri Berman).
Apologies for the holiday break, but we've got another special interview coming up this weekend, keep your eyes peeled!
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Explain It to MeCaught in the Intellectual Dark Web
Senior politics reporter Jane Coaston joins Dara and Matt to debate the “identity politics” backlash and the prospects for pluralism.
References and further reading:
Bari Weiss' piece on the 'intellectual dark web'
Conor Friedersdorf's piece on how the left fuels the right's bigotry
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Radio AtlanticIs Politics Ruining Pop Culture?Some Americans who grew up identifying with Roseanne have found themselves alienated by Roseanne Barr’s outspoken devotion to President Trump. Many of Kanye West’s fans revolted after he tweeted out an image of himself wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. Pop culture will probably always mirror the divides playing out in society. But when social divides are more massive than they’ve been in generations, does all our entertainment become a litmus test for our political beliefs? Links- “Bill Cosby and the Slow Death of Celebrity Impunity” (Megan Garber...2018-05-0456 min
Radio AtlanticKing RememberedIn his last speech, known to history as “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” Martin Luther King Jr. began by remarking on the introduction he’d been given by his friend, Ralph Abernathy. “As I listened to ... his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself,” King said modestly, “I wondered who he was talking about.”The facsimile of King that America would fashion after his assassination—saintly pacifist, stranger to controversy, beloved by all—might have provoked something well beyond wonder. To create a version of King that America could love, the nation sanded down the reality of the m...2018-03-3056 min
Radio AtlanticFrom 'I, Tonya' to 'Cat Person,' Is 'Based On a True Story' Better?Conor Friedersdorf recently argued in The Atlantic that in this moment, when the truth is bitterly contested, fiction presents us an opportunity. It allows us to step into another person’s perspective and talk about gray areas without the problems of detailing an actual person’s private moments. But does blurring the lines between truth and fiction undermine the messy complexities of the real world? David Sims and Megan Garber join to discuss the spate of recent pop culture that aims to recast reality.Links- “‘The Arrangements’: A Work of Fiction” (Chimamanda Ngozie Adich...2018-02-0951 min
Radio AtlanticHow Has America Changed Since 1968?As 2018 begins, tensions and tumult in America are high. But before the end of 1968, Conor Friedersdorf reminded us in The Atlantic, "Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy would be assassinated; U.S. troops would suffer their deadliest year yet in Vietnam—and massacre scores of civilians at My Lai; Richard Nixon would be elected president; the Khmer Rouge would form in Cambodia; humans would orbit the moon; Olympic medal winners in Mexico City would raise their fists in a black power salute; President Johnson would sign the Civil Rights Act of 1968; Yale University would announce that it in...2018-01-0540 min
Radio AtlanticThe Manifest Destiny of Mike PenceThat Pence is the vice president of the United States is "a loaves-and-fishes miracle," writes McKay Coppins in the latest issue of The Atlantic. It's remarkable enough that "an embattled small-state governor with underwater approval ratings, dismal reelection prospects, and a national reputation in tatters" would be chosen as a presidential running mate at all. But unlikelier still is the fact that Pence, known for his devotion to Christ, would become the most prominent character witness for President Donald Trump. How did Pence reconcile his deeply held Christian values with his defense of Donald Trump after the...2017-12-0854 min
Pantsuit PoliticsA Democratic Wave, Accusations of Bigotry, and Research on MotherhoodA democratic wave on Tuesday signals that America might not be feeling great again. We discuss the election, listener feedback, and some fascinating articles on today’s episode. Thanks to everyone supporting our work on Patreon. And thanks to the sponsors of today's podcast: ModCloth and The Flex Company. We talk about the Virginia gubernatorial race, the election of Danica Roem, and other Democratic victories on Tuesday. Next, at listener Eva's recommendation, we discuss Peter Beinart's article, "Republican Is Not a Synonym for Racist." We also, at listener Lisa's recommendation, discuss Conor Fr...2017-11-1036 minPantsuit PoliticsA Democratic Wave, Accusations of Bigotry, and Research on MotherhoodA democratic wave on Tuesday signals that America might not be feeling great again. We discuss the election, listener feedback, and some fascinating articles on today’s episode. Thanks to everyone supporting our work on Patreon. And thanks to the sponsors of today's podcast: ModCloth and The Flex Company. We talk about the Virginia gubernatorial race, the election of Danica Roem, and other Democratic victories on Tuesday. Next, at listener Eva's recommendation, we discuss Peter Beinart's article, "Republican Is Not a Synonym for Racist." We also, at listener Lisa's recommendation, discuss Conor Fr...2017-11-1036 min
Radio AtlanticKhizr Khan on What Patriotism RequiresSince the 2016 election heightened America's deep political divides, the mantle of patriotism has become fodder for a bitter tug-of-war. Is it patriotic to leak a presidential secret? To voice dissent during a national rite? Should a general running the White House be deferred to or defied? In this episode, Atlantic journalists Krishnadev Calamur and Sigal Samuel talk with Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father whose stirring speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention touched off a famous feud with the President-to-be, about what sacrifice means to him, and why America is worth it. We also hear from a...2017-11-0358 min
Cato Event PodcastThe Future of the First Amendment: Panel 3 – Findings from the Cato Institute 2017 Free Speech National SurveyThe First Amendment has moved to the center of American political conflict. On college campuses, students and faculty demand protection from speech and speakers. Polls show students and young people in general evince less support for free speech than previous generations had shown. In legal and public debate, the free exercise of religion conflicts with the right to marriage, thereby placing the First Amendment at the center of vitriolic cultural clashes. Moreover, the challenges for the First Amendment seemed fated to grow. Modern surveillance methods can chill speech even absent malign intent from officials. The global nature of the...2017-09-2800 min
Like Trees WalkingEpisode 221 - To Punch or Not to Punch (Nazi edition)Dave and Mike discuss the distinction between means and ends when it comes to thinking about how to evaluate various social movements, their goals and tactics relying on this great article by Conor Friedersdorf (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/drawing-distinctions-antifa-the-alt-right-and-black-lives-matter/538320/)2017-09-1136 min
Life TogetherNo. 36: In Praise of Independent ThinkingPeter, Bernard, and Marianne respond to the Nashville Statement, discuss the challenge college students face in thinking for themselves, consider whether politics and religion should be discussed at the dinner table, and have a conversation about how the Beguines, Beghards, and other communal movements have inspired the Bruderhof (part of a continuing discussion of the document "Foundations of our Faith and Calling," the Bruderhof's public account of its faith and practice).
Here are some of the links and references from this episode:
-Nashville Statement - https://cbmw.org/nashville-statement
-'Responding to the Nashville Statement' by J. Heinrich Arnold - http...2017-09-0100 min
The Gender KnotThe Google MemoA male product manager at a tech company gives his take on the Google Memo that’s been a big topic of discussion in recent weeks.To bring you up to speed: a software developer at Google called James Demore wrote a memo about the company’s diversity policies. This memo spread fast internally before making it’s way outside Google and causing a lot of controversy, and led to him being fired by Google. Demore wrote largely about so-called scientific and psychological differences between men and women and how they explain the gender balance in tech, and provde...2017-08-2112 min
Free ThoughtsHarambe to Trump: 2016 Was the WorstDavid Boaz joins us to recap 2016. Did we just have the worst year ever in American politics?Show Notes and Further ReadingHere’s our Free Thoughts episode on Donald Trump with Ben Domenech, recorded after Trump won the Republican primary but before he won the general election.Boaz mentions the current issue of Cato Policy Report, which features an article by Tom Palmer on the new resurgence of three threats: identity politics, populist authoritarianism, and radical political Islam.Boaz also mentions this article by Conor Friedersdorf, “Tyrant-Proof the White House—Before...2016-12-3052 min
Congressional Dish126: The Presidential PrimaryBeware: Opinions ahead! In this special episode, Jen discusses who she will vote for in the June 7th Presidential Primary. Please support Congressional Dish: to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin; click the PayPal "Make it Monthly" checkbox to create a monthly subscription to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Podcast Awards Thank you for nominating Congressional Dish for the 2016 Podcast Awards! Please every day starting on May 29th North Carolina Podcast Are you interested in co-creating a Congressional Dish style podcast about North Carolina? E...2016-05-241h 27
Cato AudioMay 2016May 2016 featuring Jeffrey Miron, Megan McArdle, Tom Wainwright, Catherine J. Ross, David Boaz, Matt Welch, Ramesh Ponnuru, Conor Friedersdorf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2016-05-0258 min
Very Bad WizardsWizards UprisingDavid and Tamler return to the minefield of campus politics and talk about recent events at Yale, Missouri, and Amherst. Are the protests are long overdue response to systematic oppression and prejudice? Or is this new generation of students coddled, hypersensitive, and hostile to free speech? A little bit of both? Can our hosts get through this episode without fighting? Links The New Intolerance of Student Activism by Conor Friedersdorf [theatlantic.com] President Peter Salovey's statement to Yale community [news.yale.edu] 2015 University of Missouri Protests [wikipedia.org] Amherst College Uprising (with list of demands) [amherstuprising.com] Vl...2015-11-241h 08
Winning Slowly2.14: Starbucks UniversityShow NotesChris and Stephen take three recent articles about the super-structure of how our society pays for college and scrutinize the issue. How does American society value what college delivers? (What does it deliver?) How do we fund it? Should we fund it? We take the time not just to ponder, but to celebrate an unlikely organization that’s doing some incredibly innovative moves in the space. Also Stephen inadvertently insults a whole group of people. Sorry about that.
Before You Go
“The Brutality of Police Culture in Baltimore” by Conor Friedersdorf
“Orioles VP Angelos...2015-05-0531 min
Podcasts for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations"Debating the NSA: The Politics of Mass Surveillance"A talk with Conor Friedersdorf, staff writer at The Atlantic2014-01-301h 04
Control StructureControl Structure #47: Space Like Outer SpaceChris starts the podcast without Andrew, and then proceeds to catch up with things, then they make remarks about the government failures, Titus, security leaks, employee leaks, DRM, robots vs. humans, trolls, REST, Linux kernel structure, and user feedback.
Links
Project Twentieth Century: Planning | the Andrew Bailey
GovUptime
xkcd: Open Letter
Size Comparison – Science Fiction spaceships by DirkLoechel on deviantART
Letter from the Chairman: $21 Million! – Roberts Space Industries
Archaeology: The milk revolution : Nature News & Comment
“SPECIAL UNIT” THE MOVIE – FundAnything
October 2013 private data security issue – Meta
10 Ways To Lose Your Best Employees | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
W3C green-li...2013-10-1150 minVery Bad WizardsTrolleys, Utilitarians, and Psychopaths (Part 1)Tamler contemplates ending it all because he can't get 'Call Me Maybe' out of his head, and Dave doesn't try to talk him out of it. This is followed by a discussion about drones, psychopaths, Canadians, Elle Fanning, horrible moral dilemmas, and the biggest rivalry in Ethics: utilitarians vs. Kantians. Links "Why I Refuse to Vote for Barack Obama." by Conor Friedersdorf "Why I Refuse to Refuse to Vote for Obama" by Robert Wright. Dave's study "The Mismeasure of Morals" The write-up of Dave's study in The Economist: "Goodness Has...2012-10-201h 01
JournalismThe View from Nowhere
I imagine the the view from nowhere looks something like this. The picture looks nice but is not very informative. Photo: N H C
As much as one might love — nay cut off an arm — to be able to take credit for the blog title obviously that is not possible. It was the title of a book written by NYU Philosophy Professor, Thomas Nagel, in 1986. According to Conor Friedersdorf’s article in The Atlantic, titled: “Stop forcing journalists to conceal their view from the public”, the term has been “popularised” by NYU Journalism Proffessor, Jay Rosen.
“The Vi...2011-11-1400 min