Franklin Foer

staff writer at The Atlantic

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Franklin Foer is a national correspondent at the Atlantic and the author of World Without Mind: the Existential Threat of Big Tech. He is a former contributing editor to Slate.

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Atlantic writer Franklin Foer examines rising antisemitism from the political left, and why what he describes as a “Golden Age for American Jews” is over.

‘Golden Age for American Jews’ is ending: Franklin Foer

Atlantic writer Franklin Foer examines rising antisemitism from the political left, and why what he describes as a “Golden Age for American Jews” is over.

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Journalist Franklin Foer’s book “The Last Politician” is a behind-the-scenes account of the first two years of the Joe Biden presidency.

‘Last Politician’ positions Biden as end of a dying breed of lawmakers

Journalist Franklin Foer’s book “The Last Politician” is a behind-the-scenes account of the first two years of the Joe Biden presidency.

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Paul Manafort has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.

Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman gets four years in prison

Paul Manafort has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.

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