Her Son Went for a Walk. She Was Charged with ‘Reckless Conduct.’ Plus. . .

Should we make America trippy again? Why the abortion issue couldn’t save the Democrats. And more. | Continue reading


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Where Do Democrats Go from Here?

Throughout the election, we heard one warning, repeated ad infinitum: A Donald Trump victory would precipitate a fascist dictatorship, and the United States would soon resemble Nazi Germany. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 hours ago

If Israel Attacks Iran Again, Will Trump Help?

Netanyahu says Iran’s nuclear bomb program is damaged. He would likely need a green light from the president-elect to finish the job. Jay Solomon reports from Washington. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 10 hours ago

The Great American Acid Trip

RFK Jr. wants to legalize psychedelics. So what’s stopping them from getting FDA approval? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 10 hours ago

A Boy Went for a Walk. His Mom Was Charged with ‘Reckless Conduct.’

Brittany Patterson was hauled to jail because her 10-year-old son wandered off. She says her case is a cautionary tale for all parents. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 10 hours ago

Why Is the National Book Award Going to a Publisher of Antisemitic Books?

W. Paul Coates, the father of Ta-Nehisi Coates, is getting a lifetime achievement award tonight from people who don’t want to talk about what he’s actually done. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 18 hours ago

WATCH The Interrogation of Daniel Penny

In a video obtained by The Free Press, the former Marine on trial for manslaughter waived his right to remain silent. Did he make a mistake? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 21 hours ago

How to Fix Immigration. Plus. . .

The Yale students who are jealous of conservatives, the progressive exodus to Bluesky, the latest from the Daniel Penny trial, and more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

Yale Students: We’re Jealous of Our Conservative Peers

Our ideas become stronger when we’re forced to defend them. We wish our university challenged us like it challenges the right wing. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

Immigration Is a Mess. Here’s How to Fix It.

We need a plan that supports cultural dynamism and protects American workers. Ten commonsense proposals from Reihan Salam. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

The Guardian’s Retreat from the Battlefield of Ideas

The newspaper says it is leaving X because of misinformation, but it is guilty of the same tactics it claims to oppose. I should know—I was once a target. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

Martin Gurri: Our Countercultural Revolution

Trump has become the definitive avatar of the revolt of the public. Will he be enough to satisfy Americans’ hunger for change? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

Can RFK Jr. Make America Healthy Again?

Vinay Prasad’s litmus test for the HHS pick’s ideas. Plus: Catherine Herridge fights for press freedom, the future of the right, and more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

Where Will Trump 2.0 Take the GOP?

Trump’s gains among working-class voters of all races—according to exit polls, he won the majority of Latino men at 55 percent—represent the ongoing realignment of the Republican Party. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

Will Courts Put an End to Confidential Sources?

A ruling against former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge could cripple journalists’ ability to protect whistleblowers and provide critical information to the public. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

A Simple Litmus Test for RFK Jr.’s Ideas

The media describes the new HHS chief as a conspiracy theorist. But how many of his ideas are actually used in Europe? More than you’d think. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Should We Ignore Conspiracy Theories?

Plus: The pitfalls of normalizing psychedelic drugs. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

Gen Xers for Trump. Plus. . .

Is Matt Gaetz’s nomination dead on arrival?, Trump-AOC ticket splitters. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

Is Matt Gaetz’s Nomination Dead on Arrival?

‘Deplorable.’ ‘Distasteful.’ ‘An appalling choice.’ And those are only the conservatives reacting to Trump’s attorney general pick. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

The Case of Justine Bateman—And Why Gen X Broke for Trump

The ‘Family Ties’ star, who came out swinging against wokeness after the election, speaks for a generation tired of being told what to think. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

The First Million Free Pressers

We have an ambitious goal. And we need your help to get there. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

Things Worth Remembering: The Last Words of Alexei Navalny

‘If they decide to kill me, it means that we are incredibly strong.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 4 days ago

The History Lesson Democrats Can’t Afford to Forget

Forty years ago the party was in the political wilderness. Then a band of centrist insurgents took on the left wing—and got Clinton in the White House. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 4 days ago

The Women with AI Boyfriends. Plus . . .

Stop saying dating is terrible. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 5 days ago

Stop Saying Dating Is Terrible

We’re scaring a generation of young people off the hunt for true love. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 5 days ago

Meet the Women with AI Boyfriends

‘I didn’t see it as cheating at all.’ For some, chatbots are a way out of toxic relationships. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 5 days ago

Trump, RFK, and the Autism Dilemma

Kennedy and the president-elect are asking why more kids like mine are disabled by autism. They have the power to find real answers—and it’s not due to vaccines. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 5 days ago

TGIF: Department of Eat My Shorts

Trump’s picks go from normal to weird to weirder. Kamala Harris spent money like a Connecticut horse girl. Elon Musk is president. Biden is finally happy. And more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 6 days ago

Peter Thiel and the Triumph of the Counter-Elites

The Silicon Valley billionaire made big—and early—bets on Trump and J.D. Vance. What did he see that so many didn’t? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 6 days ago

Rubio, Gabbard, and Gaetz. . . Oh My!

The Free Press gets the scoop on Trump's cabinet picks. ‘I’m already hearing from a wide number of solid and capable conservatives great consternation,’ said one legal figure. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

Rubio, Gabbard, and Gaetz. . . Oh My!

Plus: What would Trump’s deportations actually look like? Border czar Thomas Homan talks to The Free Press. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

Peter Thiel on Trump, Elon, and the Triumph of the Counter-Elites

On Tuesday night, president-elect Donald Trump announced that the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, along with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new department in the Trump administration: the Department of Government Efficiency, or “DOGE.” | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

Trump’s New Border Czar Has 11 Million Problems to Solve

Thomas Homan on the stakes of mass deportations: ‘We are going to save many lives in the future.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

What Made Ted Olson Great

He lived an exemplary life fighting for the things he believed in: free speech, equal rights, and the Constitution. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

The One Video that Explains Why Harris Lost

A TikTok Tocqueville inadvertently captured the fall of the Democratic elite at New York Fashion Week. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

Should You Even Have Kids?

And what happens if we don’t? Plus: Parenting guru (and host of our hit podcast) Emily Oster answers your most burning questions. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

The Post-Election Sex Strike. Plus. . .

Eli Lake on how the Democrats can rebuild. Is Qatar really kicking Hamas out? Joe Nocera with a TDS update. Plus: Elon, Vivek, Huckabee, and others tapped by Trump. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 8 days ago

Qatar Denies It Is Expelling Hamas Officials

The media reported that Doha is banishing the terror group’s leaders. The Qatari government says otherwise. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 8 days ago

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept Donald Trump

For eight years, Joe Nocera suffered from Trump Derangement Syndrome. Now, in an open letter to his fellow Americans, he writes: Resistance is futile. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 8 days ago

The Missing Boy Who Captured America’s Heart

In 1939, a 12-year-old boy got lost on a mountain in Maine. How did he survive? ‘Sometimes, not knowing the worst helps a fellow along,’ he said later. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 8 days ago

Ladies, Stop Sex Striking for Kamala

For every female TikToker who’s vowed chastity until 2028, there’s another more than willing to shack up with a Trump supporter. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 8 days ago

The Latino Democrats Who Flipped for Trump: A Report from the Border

Starr County, Texas, hasn’t voted for a Republican president since 1892. Now, ‘the GOP is what the Democrats used to be.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 8 days ago

Meet the People of Trump World 2.0

Who to expect when you’re expecting a second MAGA administration. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 8 days ago

Resistance or Opposition: Which Route Should the Democrats Take?

Even your most optimistic Mar-a-Lago member didn’t see Donald Trump winning the popular vote and taking all seven swing states. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 9 days ago

Meet Our New MAGA Overlords. Plus. . .

America said no to drugs, a Trump presidency could cost Columbia University $3.5 billion, and much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 9 days ago

Meet Your New MAGA Overlords

Who to expect when you’re expecting a Trump administration. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 9 days ago

Could a Trump Presidency Cost Columbia University $3.5 Billion?

A new report by professors and alumni warns that elite universities face ‘an existential crisis.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 9 days ago

The Five Things President Trump Should Do on Day One

Hire the right bureaucrats, set clear, ambitious goals, and experiment, experiment, experiment. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 9 days ago