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Tag Archives: Conor Friedersdorf
If You Read About Politics, You Should Read These Guys: Greenwald and Friedersdorf
Also tagged Glenn Greenwald, libertarian, politics, progressive, Salon, The Atlantic
Between my first year of law school and two young children, I have really cut down on the amount of media I read in a given day. I tend to follow a pattern of checking the headlines at the New York Times, and then looking to see if any members of the Supreme Court press corps (mostly [...]
Conor Friedersdorf Rebuts Santorum’s Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage
Also tagged Rick Santorum, same-sex marriage, The Atlantic
Same-sex marriage promises to be an enormously divisive issue in this election year. No current candidate stands for gay marriage: President Obama advocates civil unions and Congressman Ron Paul says that the issue should be left to the states. Yet, several candidates are vehemently opposed to same-sex marriage. One of them is Rick Santorum. Now, [...]
The Allure of Civil Libertarian Ron Paul: Three Reasons Why He’s Gained a Following of Young People and Is a Grave Threat to the Political Establishment
Also tagged ACLU report card, Atlantic, civil liberties, Glenn Greenwald, Republican primary, Ron Paul
Mainstream media—like CBS and the New York Times—have reported that in the days leading up to the Iowa primary, a large number of young adults have flowed into Iowa like this past summer’s floods down the Missouri river. They have arrived with one mission: aid and assist Presidential candidate Ron Paul in winning the Iowa [...]
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