Niall Ferguson: The ‘Barbenheimer’ Election

While Kamala Harris runs a campaign of unsurpassed vacuousness, Donald Trump offers a nightmare vision of global carnage. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 18 days ago

Nate Silver on the Art of Risking Everything

Most humans are cautious by nature. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 18 days ago

The Front Page: The President and the Protesters at the DNC

Biden says he’s ‘too old to stay as president.’ Protest leader says pro-Israel Democrat could ‘get pummeled.’ Kat Rosenfield on Grok. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 18 days ago

A Vanishing Biden Reappears at the DNC

He declared he was ‘too young to be in the Senate and too old to stay as president.’ It was sad and unnervingly true. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 18 days ago

X’s Grok Is the Unwoke Solution to Google’s Gemini

And we should welcome its weird deepfake images of Kamala ‘suggestively eating fruit,’ writes Kat Rosenfield. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 19 days ago

‘Uncommitted’ Democrats Want to End Support for Israel. How Far Can They Push at This Week’s DNC?

The movement managed to pressure Joe Biden. Now, it wants Kamala Harris to pledge fealty to the cause. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 19 days ago

The Front Page: John Fetterman Has No Regrets. Plus. . .

Who’s winning: Trump or Harris? Eli Lake on the Uncommitted Movement. And The Free Press heads to Chicago for the DNC. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 19 days ago

John Fetterman Has No Regrets

Once a party darling, the senator’s pro-Israel stance has led to protests outside his home and detractors inside his office. Now, he tells Peter Savodnik, he’s skipping the DNC. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 20 days ago

Fight Club: Who’s Winning, Harris or Trump?

Abigail Shrier says the vice president is now the favorite to take the White House. Hell no, says Peter Savodnik, Trump is still ahead. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 20 days ago

Things Worth Remembering: What Kamala Could Learn from FDR

Americans need a vision. That’s what the New York governor gave us at the 1932 Democratic National Convention. Can the vice president do the same? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 20 days ago

Join Suzy Weiss for Our Next Book Club in New York

Julius Taranto, the author of the brilliant, satirical novel ‘How I Won a Nobel Prize,’ will be in conversation with Suzy at the next Free Press live event on August 29. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 21 days ago

Agnes Callard: A Terrorist Plot Canceled the Show. But We Swifties Found Each Other on Cornelia Street.

I went to Vienna to see the Eras tour with my 13-year-old niece. When she heard Taylor Swift wouldn’t be playing, her response was awe-inspiring. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 21 days ago

TGIF: The RayGun Goes Off

Trump is down, Kamala is up, and breakdancing is out. Plus: Google, SpaceX, MrBeast, and much, much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 22 days ago

Michael Oren: Should Israel Strike First?

Is this period more like 1967, when Israel preemptively attacked its enemies? Or like 1973—when it failed to do so? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 23 days ago

The Palestinian ‘Traitor’ Risking Everything to Speak Out

He condemned the Hamas massacre. Now, his life is in danger. ‘I’m scared as hell. But this is how change happens.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 23 days ago

Now We Know: Hunter Biden Was Lobbying for Foreign Companies

Trump’s complaints of a two-tiered justice system have become central to his campaign. Hunter’s treatment gives weight to his claims. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 23 days ago

Columbia President Minouche Shafik Resigns

Shafik’s abrupt decision follows months of pressure from pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students to step down following a contentious year of campus protests. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 23 days ago

Truth and Lies on the Campaign Trail

Trump’s BS is mostly a sin of commission. Harris’s is generally a sin of omission. Both camps are blurring the line between fact and fiction in this election. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 23 days ago

The Front Page: Truth and Lies on the Campaign Trail. Plus. . .

Columbia’s president steps down. Tim Walz’s military record. A ruling against UCLA. The Free Press Live. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 23 days ago

The Price of Speaking Out: A Palestinian “Traitor”

A few months ago, we learned about a young man whose name we’re withholding, which is something we very rarely do, because he insists it’s for his safety. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 23 days ago

Is Tim Walz Really Guilty of ‘Stolen Valor’?

It was supposed to be an asset, but the VP candidate’s military service has turned into a headache for the Democrats. We sort the truth from the falsehoods. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 23 days ago

The J.D. Vance Couch Thing Was Funny, Until the Harris Campaign Co-Opted It

Democrats worked themselves into a frenzy over ‘disinformation.’ So why are they making up stuff about Trump’s running mate? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 23 days ago

The 2024 Election Is a Marvel Universe

The presidential campaign is a thrilling spectacle with hidden Easter eggs for the most dedicated of fans, and we are starting to hallucinate patterns where none exist. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 24 days ago

The Free Press Live: August 8, 2024

For our first official live show, co-hosts Michael Moynihan and Batya Ungar-Sargon sat down with Coleman Hughes and Rupa Subramanya. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 24 days ago

The Difference Between the Clinton and Trump Hacks

Instead of gatekeeping information revealed by hacks from foreign actors, journalists should get back to verifying whether it is true and relevant, argues Eli Lake. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 24 days ago

Society of Plastic Surgeons Breaks from Consensus on “Gender-Affirming Care”

The society’s statement is the first big fracture in the U.S. consensus on gender-affirming care for minors, as European countries continue to turn away from the practice. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 24 days ago

The Front Page: One Rule for Frat Boys. Another for Activists. Plus. . .

The difference between the Trump hack and the Clinton hack. The doctors casting doubt on ‘gender-affirming care.’ Tim Walz and the Hitler-promoting cleric. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 24 days ago

One Rule for Frat Boys. Another for Violent Activists.

Greek students are targeted based on rumors. College protesters who break laws get off scot-free. Francesca Block reports on the double standard on the American campus. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 25 days ago

Gen Z: We Want to Hear From You

Apply to The Free Press Essay contest. ‘Just write the damn thing and send it in!’ says last year’s winner. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 25 days ago

Anti-Hindu Violence is Met with a Shrug

Political violence is treated differently depending on the victims in question. Just ask Bangladesh’s Hindu minority. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 25 days ago

H.R. McMaster: Ukraine is “Seizing and Retaining the Initiative”

Ukraine claims their forces now control 386 square miles of Russian territory. H.R. McMaster argues that this incursion could lead to peace. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 25 days ago

The EU Bureaucrat Trying to Censor American Speech

In a letter to Musk, an EU bureaucrat warned that access to his interview with Trump could be denied in Europe. Some in the U.S. looked on with envy. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 25 days ago

The Front Page: Is This Woman a ‘Fraud’—or a Feminist Hero? Plus. . .

Elon and Trump on Twitter. H.R. McMaster on the Ukraine-Russia war. Sally Satel on a blacklist for Zionist therapists. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 25 days ago

Dear Caitlin Flanagan and Suzy Weiss: A Free Press Advice Special!

Never before have people felt more comfortable weighing in on other people’s lives. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 25 days ago

Inside the Campaign to Blacklist ‘Zionist’ Therapists

Psychiatrist Sally Satel reports on an alarming new trend. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 26 days ago

Is Madison Campbell a ‘Fraud’—or a Feminist Hero?

She says she’s democratizing rape kits. Two state attorneys general say she’s guilty of deception. Olivia Reingold meets the woman trying to disrupt our criminal justice system. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 26 days ago

Our Friend Douglas Murray

We know that nothing will stop our columnist from truth-telling. The more they try to intimidate him, the more they prove him right. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 26 days ago

The Front Page: Kamala’s Would-Be Kissinger. Plus. . .

Bill Barr on the judge standing up against Harvard. Farewell to Paris 2024. America deserves a star-spangled banger. And more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 26 days ago

Meet Philip Gordon: Kamala’s Foreign Policy Guru

His views on Iran—and connections—are raising eyebrows in Washington. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 26 days ago

America Deserves a Star Spangled Banger

Our country rocks—so why doesn’t our national anthem? Eli Lake proposes a few alternatives. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 27 days ago

College Students Plan to Skip Class for Palestine

After the encampment strategy ‘did not win,’ young socialists are plotting a national strike to protest the ‘Israeli-American genocide.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 27 days ago

Bill Barr: Moral Clarity in Massachusetts

A judge stands up for Jewish students—and against Harvard. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 27 days ago

Things Worth Remembering: ‘Blasphemers on Pogo Sticks’ and the Art of Making People Laugh

In 1989, John Cleese delivered a eulogy for his writing partner Graham Chapman—and reminded us of humor’s singular power. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 27 days ago

Kamala Harris and the Election of Laughter and Forgetting

The surreal fiction of Czech dissident Milan Kundera can help us understand our own truth-bending politics, argues Eli Lake. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 28 days ago

In This Michigan Town, the Mayor Was a Dog. Now, They’ve Elected a Horse

A small town has never elected a mayor with opposable thumbs. But is it ready for a new kind of four-legged leader? Eric Spitznagel reports from Omena, Michigan. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 28 days ago

Watch: Free Press Live!

Watch our first-ever live show below. And make sure to join us again next Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 29 days ago

TGIF: To the Window, to the Walz

Kamala picks the coach. Cori goes out screaming. Trump goes berserk. RFK Jr. and the tale of the bear. The GLAAD CEO lives large. And much, much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 29 days ago

Elon Goes to War on Big Advertising

The X CEO sues advertisers for ‘conspiring’ to boycott his platform. He has a good point. But does he have a case? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 month ago