While Kamala Harris runs a campaign of unsurpassed vacuousness, Donald Trump offers a nightmare vision of global carnage. | Continue reading
Most humans are cautious by nature. | Continue reading
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
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
And we should welcome its weird deepfake images of Kamala ‘suggestively eating fruit,’ writes Kat Rosenfield. | Continue reading
The movement managed to pressure Joe Biden. Now, it wants Kamala Harris to pledge fealty to the cause. | Continue reading
Who’s winning: Trump or Harris? Eli Lake on the Uncommitted Movement. And The Free Press heads to Chicago for the DNC. | Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
Trump is down, Kamala is up, and breakdancing is out. Plus: Google, SpaceX, MrBeast, and much, much more. | Continue reading
Is this period more like 1967, when Israel preemptively attacked its enemies? Or like 1973—when it failed to do so? | Continue reading
He condemned the Hamas massacre. Now, his life is in danger. ‘I’m scared as hell. But this is how change happens.’ | Continue reading
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
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
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
Columbia’s president steps down. Tim Walz’s military record. A ruling against UCLA. The Free Press Live. And much more. | Continue reading
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
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
Democrats worked themselves into a frenzy over ‘disinformation.’ So why are they making up stuff about Trump’s running mate? | Continue reading
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
For our first official live show, co-hosts Michael Moynihan and Batya Ungar-Sargon sat down with Coleman Hughes and Rupa Subramanya. | Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Apply to The Free Press Essay contest. ‘Just write the damn thing and send it in!’ says last year’s winner. | Continue reading
Political violence is treated differently depending on the victims in question. Just ask Bangladesh’s Hindu minority. | Continue reading
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
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
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
Never before have people felt more comfortable weighing in on other people’s lives. | Continue reading
Psychiatrist Sally Satel reports on an alarming new trend. | Continue reading
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
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
Bill Barr on the judge standing up against Harvard. Farewell to Paris 2024. America deserves a star-spangled banger. And more. | Continue reading
His views on Iran—and connections—are raising eyebrows in Washington. | Continue reading
Our country rocks—so why doesn’t our national anthem? Eli Lake proposes a few alternatives. | Continue reading
After the encampment strategy ‘did not win,’ young socialists are plotting a national strike to protest the ‘Israeli-American genocide.’ | Continue reading
A judge stands up for Jewish students—and against Harvard. | Continue reading
In 1989, John Cleese delivered a eulogy for his writing partner Graham Chapman—and reminded us of humor’s singular power. | Continue reading
The surreal fiction of Czech dissident Milan Kundera can help us understand our own truth-bending politics, argues Eli Lake. | Continue reading
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
Watch our first-ever live show below. And make sure to join us again next Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. | Continue reading
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
The X CEO sues advertisers for ‘conspiring’ to boycott his platform. He has a good point. But does he have a case? | Continue reading