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Dan Friedman


Dan Friedman is a foreign influence and national security reporter. His work has been published by Fortune, Yahoo Politics, the Washington Examiner, and New York Daily News. He joined Mother Jones as a staff writer in June 2017.

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Here’s why a third-party candidate won’t win the White House in 2016

Sure, voters are Googling third-party candidates like crazy, but that’s not enough.

On May 26, 2016 by Dan Friedman

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Inside Trump’s ‘secret plan’ to defeat ISIS

We've been through this before.

On May 15, 2016 by Dan Friedman

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Who do newspaper endorsements really help?

Why do they still bother?

On Apr 25, 2016 by Dan Friedman

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Donald Trump thinks retweeting is good foreign policy

‘I retweet things and we start dialogue and it's very interesting.’

On Mar 30, 2016 by Dan Friedman

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When will Sanders supporters stop #FeelingtheBern?

Sanders can achieve various goals by staying in the presidential race, winning the nomination is not one of them.

On Mar 23, 2016 by Dan Friedman

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Here’s how Trump is just like ISIS

No, Donald Trump isn't a terrorist, but he has something in common with ISIS.

On Mar 2, 2016 by Dan Friedman

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A Trump-less debate exposes the GOP’s weak links

The show must go on.

On Jan 29, 2016 by Dan Friedman

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No, Lincoln wouldn’t have ‘fixed our politics’ in the Internet age

Lincoln and Roosevelt didn't bridge political battles. They won them.

On Jan 16, 2016 by Dan Friedman

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Why Obama’s pledge not to campaign for pro-gun Democrats is a big deal

It marks the start of a more pitched partisan fight on guns.

On Jan 8, 2016 by Dan Friedman

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Mental health reform isn’t enough to reduce gun violence

Picking on the mentally ill makes for bad gun policy.

On Jan 6, 2016 by Dan Friedman