A forgotten Cold War masterpiece reveals why intelligent people once embraced a murderous ideology—and why its appeal has not disappeared, writes Gary Saul Morson. | Continue reading
Why Mamdani thinks millionaires are working class. Trump wants Saudi Arabia to go nuclear. And more. | Continue reading
A civilian nuclear deal with Riyadh could reshape the Middle East—but only if Saudi Arabia chooses American security architecture over strategic ambiguity, writes Zineb Riboua. | Continue reading
Teen pregnancy is at record lows. Defunding prevention programs isn't a sinister plot—it’s sensible, writes Kat Rosenfield. | Continue reading
Today in TGIF: Andrew Tate is locked up but AI’s escaped; the kids like capitalism if you call it anything else; we kind of won the Iraq War; and more! | Continue reading
The history of the Navy SEALs reveals not only how they were built but also how they must continue to evolve. | Continue reading
Plus: The real problem with ‘The Odyssey,’ and the parasite discount at Whole Foods. | Continue reading
My home of Mosul, in northern Iraq, survived the most complete anti-history project of the 21st century, writes Omar Mohammed. It is immensely premature to say we are now living through the death of history. | Continue reading
The socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani says anyone earning less than $1 million a year is working class. In reality, the label has little to do with how much money you make, writes Rob Henderson. | Continue reading
‘What if they don’t like me,’ she texted me from the bus. All I could say is: ‘You’re going to be great. I love you.’ | Continue reading
‘She is, objectively, the best partner I’ve ever had,’ writes one reader. ‘So why do I always feel so depressed after we hang out?’ Abigail Shrier weighs in. | Continue reading
Alex Berenson on the media-induced cyclospora panic. Eli Lake on Trump’s free-speech hypocrisy. Matt Taibbi on 21st-century censorship. Douglas Murray on Zohran Mamdani. And more. | Continue reading
Matt Taibbi and Eli Lake revisit the Twitter Files, the Hunter Biden laptop story, and the slow unraveling of trust in the American press. | Continue reading
Cheyenne Hunt helped take down Graham Platner and Eric Swalwell. Now, with her nonprofit Reckoning Action, she has her sights on other men in power and says she is ‘just getting started.’ | Continue reading
By issuing subpoenas to Times reporters and their families, this administration has once again shown it never really cared about the First Amendment, writes Eli Lake. | Continue reading
The cyclosporiasis outbreak is the fourth this year the media has blamed on Trump and RFK Jr. None of them have killed a single person, writes Alex Berenson. | Continue reading
The mayor accused Israel’s leader of genocide and the maiming of children. And he wants to make an enemy of America’s closest ally, writes Douglas Murray. | Continue reading
Allegations that harassment of Jewish students went unaddressed by the liberal-arts college led to a settlement that is even more far-reaching than those at Harvard and Berkeley, writes Maya Sulkin. | Continue reading
What the far-left’s winning streak means for Democrats. Bernard-Henri Lévy vs. Niall Ferguson on truth and history. The aftermath of the PEN America scandal. And more. | Continue reading
Earlier this month, Chambers was arrested in Ibiza for allegedly providing financial support to international terrorist groups. What’s next for the wealthy activist? | Continue reading
Victor Davis Hanson, Natan Sharansky, Bhaskar Sunkara, and more on whether the movement sweeping Democratic primaries is communism, socialism, or something else entirely. | Continue reading
The organization, founded to defend writers and free expression, published testimony from silenced Jewish and Israeli writers. Its president quit in protest. | Continue reading
At Free Press Supper Clubs across the world, the conversation ranged from AI to hot dog–eating contests—and reminded us who we’re really writing for. Tickets are now on sale for August 20. | Continue reading
Victor Davis Hanson, Ben Shapiro, Deborah Lipstadt, and others respond to Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin’s claim that AI, social media, and Holocaust denial herald the death of history. | Continue reading
Niall Ferguson and John-Clark Levin’s recent essay argued that Holocaust denial and antisemitism have brought history to the brink of defeat. They’re wrong: The battle is only beginning. | Continue reading
In the latest This Week in Canada newsletter, Carney’s latest attack on the technology industry might feel good, but it won’t solve the online problems that actually hurt teenagers, writes Rupa Subramanya. | Continue reading
Inside the DSA. Meet the ‘Anti-Platners.’ The Islamic Republic executes prisoners, and the world looks away. Inside Trump’s decision to go to war. And more in today's Front Page. | Continue reading
Aaron MacLean and Jonathan Swan discuss: How does Donald Trump make foreign policy decisions? They examine the debates and personalities shaping his presidency. | Continue reading
The socialist candidates being swept into power want to dismantle American life. It’s all right there in their new platform, writes Jake Altman. | Continue reading
Two Iranian teenagers were just executed for opening their doors to fleeing protesters. They are only the latest victims of a regime that uses the world’s distractions to carry out mass killing, writes Masih Alinejad. | Continue reading
A mechanic, a smoke jumper, and an ordinary firefighter may offer Democrats their best hope of winning back working-class voters, reports River Page. | Continue reading
From immigration enforcement to the war in Gaza, the young leftists inspired by the Maine Senate candidate are still steering their party's direction, reports Peter Savodnik. | Continue reading
Now that trust has shifted from institutions to individuals, who you trust matters more than ever. The voices worth following are defined by what they stand for, not what they oppose, writes Aaron Renn. | Continue reading
I travel nearly every week to teach happiness. But the lifestyle I chose undermines the very thing I study. | Continue reading
Today in The Free Press: the nuns suing New York. Tyler Cowen on ‘billionaire derangement syndrome.’ Should we blame Canada for the wildfire smoke? And more. | Continue reading
Noah Rothman’s new book argues that left-wing political violence isn’t new, isn’t random, and isn’t being honestly reckoned with. | Continue reading
It’s easy to blame Canada for the smoke choking the U.S. The real problem, one expert says, is that ‘there’s not enough water and air transport to put these fires out.’ | Continue reading
The left preaches that a small group of ultrawealthy people are steering the country. But the problems in our politics stem from popular demand. | Continue reading
The terms of a deal to end the war are being thrashed out in the skies above the Strait of Hormuz. | Continue reading
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ isn’t woke after all. Joseph Epstein says ‘Catcher in the Rye’ is ‘far from rereadable.’ The book that changed how we think about thinking. And more in today's Weekend Press. | Continue reading
Joe Nocera says Rachel Aviv is the modern-day Tom Wolfe, and he’s not ashamed to have fangirled. | Continue reading
J.D. Salinger’s famous coming-of-age novel turned 75 this week. But if you ask Joseph Epstein, it’s not worth reading after the age of 20. | Continue reading
On Friday, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne filed a complaint over the state'ss new assisted dying law, arguing it forces religious workers to compromise their faith, writes Madeleine Long. | Continue reading
I first read Douglas Hofstadter’s 777-page ‘Gödel, Escher, Bach’ in 1983. It remains a masterpiece. But its message has become far more complicated, writes Peter Coy. | Continue reading
We may not still be in a golden age of porn, but there have never been more stories about the people making it—and why. Suzy Weiss spoke to author Allie Rowbottom about her new book this week. | Continue reading
Nolan trusts Homer—and his audience—to recognize that villains deserve defeat and heroes deserve to triumph, writes Spencer Klavan. | Continue reading
When I co-founded the company behind Paw Patrol and Bakugan, I was 23, living with my mother, and had no business experience. That turned out to be my greatest competitive advantage. | Continue reading
Is the military suffering from low-T? The Chinese EV myth. And more. | Continue reading