Franklin Foer
Journalist and author
Franklin Foer is a journalist who edited The New Republic and writes for The Atlantic. He is the author of How Soccer Explains the World.
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American Born 1974 in Washington, D.C., United States
About Franklin Foer
Franklin Foer was born in 1974 in Washington, D.C. He worked as editor of The New Republic and writes for The Atlantic as a staff writer. He has also contributed to Slate and New York magazine. His nonfiction books deal with sports, technology and globalism, and include How Soccer Explains the World. He also wrote The Last Politician, a study of Joe Biden's administration, and co-edited Jewish Jocks, which won a National Jewish Book Award.