A story about the prison that will never close. The men who became artists inside it. And some uncomfortable truths about America. | Continue reading
Last week, a federal appeals court confirmed that science cannot function without free speech. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya reflects on a victory for himself—and every American. | Continue reading
Poet Thom Gunn found his greatest—and most harrowing—subject in the AIDS epidemic. | Continue reading
Unionization is sweeping the nation, with some unlikely faces leading the charge—from Hollywood actors to superstar athletes. | Continue reading
Our feeble leaders. Obama’s ‘gay lover.’ Burning Man flames out. A Dem police defunder turns defender. Plus, a perfectly reasonable solution to NYC’s migrant crisis. | Continue reading
The press loved reporting that the desert bacchanal was hell. But my first Burn was sublime—and a splendid place to accept a proposal. | Continue reading
This publication began with a question: do Americans still want real journalism? Nearly 450,000 of you are answering: yes. | Continue reading
I just got published in Nature because I stuck to a narrative I knew the editors would like. That’s not the way science should work. | Continue reading
Lessons in resilience from an American who lived nearly half the history of the United States. | Continue reading
Lord Tennyson’s poem lauds the strength of human will ‘to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.’ | Continue reading
There is something worth admiring in the reckless kids who stand on top of moving trains. | Continue reading
After seven years of fighting, Joe Kennedy—who was benched for praying on the 50-yard line after high school football games—speaks to TFP on the eve of his comeback. | Continue reading
Ruby LaRocca—the winner of our high school essay contest—urges her generation to read old books, memorize poems, and invite senior citizens to parties. | Continue reading
Listen now (58 mins) | The team’s on vacation, so for this week’s Honestly, we’re sharing a favorite episode from a favorite podcast, one you may not have heard of: UnHerd with Freddie Sayers. UnHerd’s mission is similar to ours: to push back against the h … | Continue reading
Plus: what to do about porn. Meet the two runners-up in our high school essay contest. | Continue reading
At 15, Caleb Silverberg made the most important decision of his life. He ditched technology and headed to the forest. | Continue reading
A fight over a school curriculum has made strange bedfellows of Muslims, Christians, and Latter-Day Saints. | Continue reading
Two weeks ago, nobody had heard of ‘Rich Men North of Richmond.’ Now the song is a symbol of forgotten America. The Free Press sits down with the man behind a movement. | Continue reading
The words of Persian poet Omar Khayyam—revitalized by a brilliant English translator—remind us to never give up on life. | Continue reading
A Free Press roundtable on who won—and lost—the Republican ruckus. | Continue reading
Trump is busted (but still trusted). Vivek goes MAGA. Plus, neopronouns, Putin’s revenge, and right-wing seed oils. | Continue reading
Listen now (64 mins) | On Wednesday night, Fox News and the streaming platform Rumble hosted the first Republican presidential debate with the eight GOP hopefuls who made the cut: North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, former governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson, Senator Tim Scott of … | Continue reading
The psychologist sells out auditoriums. But he can be stripped of his clinical license because of his tweets. He tells TFP why he won’t back down. | Continue reading
DeSantis flounders. Nikki Haley claps back. And the 38-year-old political newbie surges. But does Ramaswamy actually have a shot? A report from the GOP debate. | Continue reading
A new group of influencers is peddling an old strategy: the art of entrapping a man. | Continue reading
A recording of our FP Behind the Scenes discussion is now available for paid subscribers. | Continue reading
I never understood the point of blowing money on stupid purchases. My twin brother’s death last year changed that. | Continue reading
Netflix hit ‘Painkiller’ shows how Purdue Pharma’s greed and deceit fueled a nationwide opioid epidemic. Barry Meier was the first to uncover the truth. | Continue reading
Constantine Cavafy’s poem ‘Ithaca’ reminds us that life should be about the journey, not the destination. | Continue reading
Former congressman Will Hurd calls Trump a ‘loser’ who’ll give Biden four more years. He tells me why he’s the best candidate to restore sanity to the GOP. | Continue reading
For eighty percent of the world’s population, artificial light pollutes the night sky. In Oregon, a group of activists is busy restoring the view. | Continue reading
Canada’s Online News Act was meant to force social media companies to pay for news content. What it’s actually done is hurt democracy. | Continue reading
A farmer’s ballad goes viral. Rudy Giuliani goes broke. Vivek raps Eminem. Biden loses himself in Hawaii. Plus, Trump, Target, and Bradley Cooper’s very large fake nose. | Continue reading
Watch now (5 mins) | Brooklynite Ben Kawaller dives headfirst into livestock, fried food, and the great political divide at America’s annual country circus. | Continue reading
When your options are endless, it’s harder than ever to find The One. Rob Henderson makes the case for old-fashioned commitment. | Continue reading
Listen now (79 mins) | If you’ve been listening to this show for the past few months, maybe even since the 2022 midterms, you probably think I sound like something of a broken record when it comes to my advice for politicians today. Again and again, I’ve said the foll … | Continue reading
That’s what at least half of Americans are asking themselves, including our Peter Savodnik, who considers six alternatives to four more years. | Continue reading
Is Evanston a model for the rest of the nation? Or a cautionary tale? A story of idealism meeting reality. | Continue reading
The 18th-century English poet Thomas Gray offers us a glimpse of a cemetery in the countryside—while urging us to ponder the finiteness of life. | Continue reading
Colin Campbell lost his two teenage children in a car crash. He says that the way we treat grieving people is cruel and backward, and that it needs a reimagining. | Continue reading
Why one millennial woman is jump-starting the economy, rumbling the earth, and erasing people’s minds—in a good way. | Continue reading
The war on porn and Shakespeare. The demise of ESG and fake meat. A big win for Dave Portnoy. DeSantis ‘reloads.’ And much more. | Continue reading
I knew something was wrong—even if the ER doctors didn’t. | Continue reading
Listen now (87 mins) | Colin Campbell says that the way our society treats grief—and people in grief—is cruel and backward, and it needs a radical reimagining. He, of all people, would know. Four years ago, Colin, his wife Gail, and their two teenage kids were driving … | Continue reading
Everyone says networking is the key to success. For me, it’s been notes to perfect strangers. | Continue reading
‘I Will Not Be Canceled in the Kingdom of God.’ Meet the Catholic heretics who oppose the pope—and believe they are the last true men of faith. | Continue reading
A trove of emails, Slack messages, and other documents reveal Fauci’s behind-the-scenes involvement. ‘Tony doesn't want his fingerprints on origin stories.’ | Continue reading
Raymond Carver is best known for his short stories. But his six-line poem asks—and answers—the only question that really matters. | Continue reading