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'''Franklin Foer''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɔər}}; born July 20, 1974) is a staff writer at '']'' and former editor of '']'', commenting on contemporary issues from a ] perspective.<ref>{{cite news |author=Chotiner, Isaac |date=June 27, 2017 |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/interrogation/2017/06/can_the_democrats_win_again.html |title=Can This Donkey Be Saved? |work=]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Foer was born in 1974 in ] to a ] family.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/culture/article/what_will_new_republic_exodus_mean_for_american_jewish_thought |work=Jewish Journal |title=What will New Republic exodus mean for American Jewish thought? |first=Anthony |last=Weiss |date=December 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name=MomentMagazine>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/What+does+it+mean+to+be+Jewish+today%3f+What+do+Jews+bring+to+the+world%3f-a0257677752|title= What Does It Mean To Be Jewish Today? What Do Jews Bring To The World? |work= ] |first= Daphna |last= Berman |date= May–June 2011 |quote=I didn't crack open the Talmud until after my bar mitzvah, but my father suggested that we study together.}}</ref> He is the son of Albert Foer, a lawyer, and ], the child of ] from Poland. He is the elder brother of novelist ] and freelance journalist ].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Foer Family |first=Sheelah|last=Kolhatkar|url=http://observer.com/2006/12/the-foer-family/ |date=December 18, 2006|newspaper=]}}</ref>

He graduated from ]<ref>{{Charlie Rose view|458}}</ref> in 1996 and lives in ], with his wife and two daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-20|title=Take Five with Franklin Foer '96|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/latest/take-five/take-five-franklin-foer-96|access-date=2021-10-09|website=Columbia College Today|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Foer has written for ] and ] magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/author/franklin-foer|work=] |title=Franklin Foer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/author/franklin-foer/|title=Franklin Foer: Author Archives|work=]}}</ref> He served as editor of American magazine '']'' from 2006 until 2010, when he resigned—by his subsequent account, because of exhaustion over an interminable search for a patron who could save the magazine.<ref name="FoerSiliconValleyTakeover">{{cite news|last1=Foer|first1=Franklin|title=When Silicon Valley Took Over the 'New Republic'|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/when-silicon-valley-took-over-journalism/534195/|work=]|issue=September 2017}}</ref> He returned as editor in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/foer-returns-to-new-republic-as-editor/|title=Foer Returns to New Republic as Editor| work=] |first1=Julie |last1=Bosman|first2=Christine|last2=Haughney |date=May 20, 2012}}</ref>

His book '']'' was published in 2004.<ref name="bures2004">{{cite magazine |first=Frank|last=Bures|title=Soccerworld|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/07/soccerworld/303382/|magazine=]|issue=July 2004}}</ref> The book ''Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame'', co-edited with fellow ''New Republic'' writer ], was published in 2012. It won a ] in 2012. Foer has described it as an effort to avoid the "simple hagiography" he found in some of the many existing books about Jewish sports figures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/11/23/165039316/unorthodox-book-of-jewish-jocks-puts-stereotypes-aside |title='Unorthodox' Book Of 'Jewish Jocks' Puts Stereotypes Aside |work=] |date=November 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Steven |last=Zeitchik |url=https://www.latimes.com/books/la-xpm-2012-nov-16-la-ca-jc-franklin-foer-20121118-story.html |title=In search of 'Jewish Jocks' |work=] |date=November 16, 2012}}</ref>

Foer was editor of '']'' during the ].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/books/28diar.html?ref=books | work=] | title=Shedding Pen Name, Private Says He's 'Baghdad Diarist' | first=Patricia | last=Cohen | date=July 28, 2007}}</ref> His firing in December 2014 by ''New Republic'' owner ] and his replacement by former ] editor Gabriel Snyder provoked an editorial crisis that culminated in the resignation from the magazine of two-thirds of the people on its masthead.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Jonathan |last1=Mahler |first2=Ravi |last2=Somaiya |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/08/business/media/revolt-at-the-new-new-republic-.html |title=Revolt at the New New Republic |work=] |date=December 7, 2014}}</ref>

In 2017, Foer published ''World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech'', which was named on '']''{{'}} 100 Notable Books of 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 22, 2017|title=100 Notable Books of 2017|work=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/books/review/100-notable-books-2017.html}}</ref> Using ], ], ], and ] as case studies, ''World Without Mind'' argues for a closer examination for the role of technology in our lives, particularly the ways it is shaping the values of individuals globally.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533937/world-without-mind-by-franklin-foer/9781101981115/|title=World Without Mind |first=Franklin |last=Foer |year=2017 |publisher=] |isbn=978-1101-9811-15}}</ref>

In October 2022, Foer reported in '']'' an in-depth overview of possible legal consequences of activities performed by the former president ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Foer |first=Franklin |title=The Inevitable Indictment of Donald Trump |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/10/merrick-garland-donald-trump-investigation-indictment/671683/ |date=October 11, 2022 |work=]}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* '']'' (2004)
* ''Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame'', co-edited with ] (2012)
* ''Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America'' (2014)
* ''World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech'' (2017)
* ''The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future'' (2023)


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Latest revision as of 04:06, 14 August 2024

American journalist (born 1974)
Franklin Foer
Foer c. 2014Foer c. 2014
Born (1974-07-20) July 20, 1974 (age 50)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
OccupationJournalist, author
Alma materColumbia University (BA)
Genrenon-fiction
Notable worksHow Soccer Explains the World
SpouseAbby Greensfelder
Children2
ParentsAlbert Foer
Esther Safran Foer
Relatives

Franklin Foer (/ˈfɔːr/; born July 20, 1974) is a staff writer at The Atlantic and former editor of The New Republic, commenting on contemporary issues from a liberal perspective.

Personal life

Foer was born in 1974 in Washington, D.C. to a Jewish family. He is the son of Albert Foer, a lawyer, and Esther Safran Foer, the child of Holocaust survivors from Poland. He is the elder brother of novelist Jonathan Safran Foer and freelance journalist Joshua Foer.

He graduated from Columbia University in 1996 and lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two daughters.

Career

Foer has written for Slate and New York magazine. He served as editor of American magazine The New Republic from 2006 until 2010, when he resigned—by his subsequent account, because of exhaustion over an interminable search for a patron who could save the magazine. He returned as editor in 2012.

His book How Soccer Explains the World was published in 2004. The book Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame, co-edited with fellow New Republic writer Marc Tracy, was published in 2012. It won a National Jewish Book Award in 2012. Foer has described it as an effort to avoid the "simple hagiography" he found in some of the many existing books about Jewish sports figures.

Foer was editor of The New Republic during the Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy. His firing in December 2014 by New Republic owner Chris Hughes and his replacement by former Gawker editor Gabriel Snyder provoked an editorial crisis that culminated in the resignation from the magazine of two-thirds of the people on its masthead.

In 2017, Foer published World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, which was named on The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2017. Using Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple as case studies, World Without Mind argues for a closer examination for the role of technology in our lives, particularly the ways it is shaping the values of individuals globally.

In October 2022, Foer reported in The Atlantic an in-depth overview of possible legal consequences of activities performed by the former president Donald Trump.

Bibliography

  • How Soccer Explains the World (2004)
  • Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame, co-edited with Marc Tracy (2012)
  • Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America (2014)
  • World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech (2017)
  • The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future (2023)

References

  1. Chotiner, Isaac (June 27, 2017). "Can This Donkey Be Saved?". Slate.
  2. Weiss, Anthony (December 9, 2014). "What will New Republic exodus mean for American Jewish thought?". Jewish Journal.
  3. Berman, Daphna (May–June 2011). "What Does It Mean To Be Jewish Today? What Do Jews Bring To The World?". Moment. I didn't crack open the Talmud until after my bar mitzvah, but my father suggested that we study together.
  4. Kolhatkar, Sheelah (December 18, 2006). "The Foer Family". The New York Observer.
  5. Franklin Foer on Charlie Rose
  6. "Take Five with Franklin Foer '96". Columbia College Today. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  7. "Franklin Foer". Slate.
  8. "Franklin Foer: Author Archives". New York.
  9. Foer, Franklin. "When Silicon Valley Took Over the 'New Republic'". The Atlantic. No. September 2017.
  10. Bosman, Julie; Haughney, Christine (May 20, 2012). "Foer Returns to New Republic as Editor". The New York Times.
  11. Bures, Frank. "Soccerworld". The Atlantic. No. July 2004.
  12. "'Unorthodox' Book Of 'Jewish Jocks' Puts Stereotypes Aside". NPR. November 23, 2012.
  13. Zeitchik, Steven (November 16, 2012). "In search of 'Jewish Jocks'". Los Angeles Times.
  14. Cohen, Patricia (July 28, 2007). "Shedding Pen Name, Private Says He's 'Baghdad Diarist'". The New York Times.
  15. Mahler, Jonathan; Somaiya, Ravi (December 7, 2014). "Revolt at the New New Republic". The New York Times.
  16. "100 Notable Books of 2017". The New York Times. November 22, 2017.
  17. Foer, Franklin (2017). World Without Mind. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-1101-9811-15.
  18. Foer, Franklin (October 11, 2022). "The Inevitable Indictment of Donald Trump". The Atlantic.

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