Inside the Battle Over Trump’s Foreign Policy

Jay Solomon reports on the fight for the State Department. Plus: The new MAGA coalition, Michael Shellenberger on California’s anti-crime backlash, and much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 9 days ago

Inside the Battle over Trump’s Foreign Policy

“There were at least 25 people who called the president and said: ‘It’s got to be Mike Pompeo.’ And none of it mattered.” | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 10 days ago

Who Is the New MAGA Coalition?

I’m not shocked Trump won. I’ve seen a group of young, diverse, politically homeless Americans back him online for months. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 10 days ago

Things Worth Remembering: Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the ‘Strange Death’ of Europe

Thursday’s mob in Amsterdam, which viciously attacked Israeli soccer fans, is a reminder of how little has changed in two decades—and what must be done. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 10 days ago

I Raised $50 Million for the Democrats. This Week, I Voted for Trump.

The Democratic Party turned its back on me and my family long before I turned my back on it. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 11 days ago

Peggy Noonan: On Loving America

‘We are a people that has experienced something epic together. We were given this brilliant, beautiful thing, this new arrangement,’ says the star of our next Book Club. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 11 days ago

Last Night’s Pogrom in Amsterdam

Israeli soccer fans were ambushed, beaten, and pleaded with their assailants: “not Jewish, not Jewish.” I grew up in the Netherlands. I wasn’t surprised. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 12 days ago

Michael Shellenberger: Californians Finally Get Serious on Crime

On Tuesday, voters decided to trust their own eyes. What took so long? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 12 days ago

TGIF: Our Campaign Was Perfect

A night to remember, a campaign to memory-hole, and a rightward shuffle that would make the Electric Slide blush. Plus: a media in mourning, CA’s comeback, and much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 12 days ago

The Democratic Coalition Has Shattered. Here’s How to Rebuild It.

Women, working-class voters, young voters, and non-white voters all shifted right in this election. Who is the Democratic Party for, exactly? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 days ago

The Biggest Winners and Losers of Election 2024

Prediction markets, Beyoncé, Peter Thiel, fiat currency, bros with podcasts, Jen Aniston, weed, and Tims. Who came out on top and who is licking their wounds? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 days ago

Democrats Picked the Wrong Women’s Rights Issue. Plus. . .

Trump won young men by meeting them where they are. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 days ago

Trump’s Podcast Offensive Worked

Will Kamala’s refusal to go on Joe Rogan’s podcast be remembered like Hillary not visiting Wisconsin before the election? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 days ago

Democrats Picked the Wrong Women’s Rights Issue

It wasn’t abortion that mobilized voters. It was biological males in women’s sports. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 days ago

No, the Problem Isn’t the Voters

The legacy press explains reality away. Matthew Continetti on the right. Freddie deBoer on the left. Marianne Williamson on Democratic elites. Plus: Olivia Reingold, Frannie Block, and more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 days ago

How Did Trump Pull Off a Red Landslide?

Democrats are reeling from the rightward shift that shocked America. Do they have the courage to ‘take a long, hard look in the mirror’? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 days ago

Why Trump Won

Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States. . . again. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 13 days ago

With Trump’s Victory, Schools Offer ‘Post-Election Wellness Spaces’

Canceled classes, erased grades, and individual counseling: Universities rush to console their ‘grieving’ students. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

Marianne Williamson: The Democratic Elite Should Resign

‘Many of those people have not sauntered out of their gated communities long enough to have made sense of what is going on out there.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

Voters in America’s Swingiest County: ‘I’m Crying, I’m So Happy’

Once deep blue, the people of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, helped put Trump in the White House. Olivia Reingold joined them for election night. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

The Democrats’ Identity Crisis

To win, you have to believe things. Freddie deBoer on the future of the left. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

Donald Trump Broke the GOP—And Put It Back Together

Trump is the GOP’s undisputed leader. But he must not interpret his stunning victory as a blank check. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

It’s Not Because She’s a Woman

‘To suggest that Americans balk at the notion of putting women in power is absurd.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

Overheard at The Free Press’s Election Party

Predictions, hopes, and postmortems from Jesse Singal, Coleman Hughes, Peter Meijer, Dasha Nekrasova, Rikki Schlott, Sohrab Ahmari, Brianna Wu, and more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

Niall Ferguson: The Resurrection of Donald J. Trump

Trump’s victory is a blow to political lawfare, critical race theory, woke campuses, legacy media, and Hollywood. It’s also a win for a new generation of builders like Elon Musk. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

Free Press Readers Saw This Coming

It’s not because we told you what to think. It’s because we did the basic job of journalism: We held up a mirror to reality. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

Trump Wins. And Reality Bites.

Donald Trump has gone from convict to the 47th president of the United States. It’s a comeback unlike any other in American history. How did it happen? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 14 days ago

‘We Blew It, Joe!’

The Democrats were the party of dishonesty—and people saw right through it. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 15 days ago

How Trump Won

He was impeached, found guilty of sexual assault, faced 116 indictments, and was convicted in a Manhattan court. None of it mattered. Here’s why. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 15 days ago

Repeat After Us: This Is Not the Last Election

Both sides claimed a loss for their candidate would signal the end of our republic. This is not just wrongheaded; it’s a betrayal of our history. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 15 days ago

Matti Friedman: As America Votes, Israel’s Crisis Deepens

Bibi’s ouster of his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, sent Israelis pouring into the streets in protest. The opposition leader called the move an “act of madness.” | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 15 days ago

Election Night with The Free Press!

Our live show begins tonight at 7 p.m. EST—and we’ve got a lineup you won’t find anywhere else. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 15 days ago

Election Day 2024. Plus . . .

How the politically homeless are voting. Joe Rogan endorses Trump. A Russian-born American on her first real election. Self-care for election ‘trauma.’ And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 15 days ago

A Message from Bari on Election Day

Our newsroom reflects our readers: We aren’t voting in unison. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 15 days ago

Closing Arguments

If you've made it this far and you’re still undecided, Sam Harris and Ben Shapiro make the case for their candidates. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 16 days ago

Who Are the Politically Homeless Voting For?

We went back to our sources to find out. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 16 days ago

Legos, Cocoa, and Coloring Books for Georgetown Students

At the McCourt School of Public Policy, officials are offering ‘mindfulness’ options to cope with the election. The only thing missing is a blankie. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 16 days ago

Sam Harris: Vote Kamala Harris

‘She will be a normal president, surrounded by normal experts, seeking normal political ends.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 16 days ago

Ben Shapiro: Vote Donald Trump

‘Donald Trump fixes the toilet. Kamala Harris throws a cherry bomb in it.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 16 days ago

I’ve Voted in Rigged Elections. Now I Get to Vote in an American One.

Neither Harris nor Trump inspire particular enthusiasm in me. But having grown up in Russia, I know the difference between a poor choice and none at all. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 16 days ago

WATCH Hezbollah’s Hostages Season Finale: A World Without the Terror Group

History proves that tyranny can be overthrown. With Hezbollah now weakened, the brave dissidents of our series ask: How can we push for real political change? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 16 days ago

Seven Objects—And What They Say About the Election. Plus. . .

Don’t be surprised on election night, the bots rooting for Kamala, Ben Kawaller’s final Swing State Debate, the meaning of Peanut the squirrel, and more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 16 days ago

Seven Objects—And What They Say About the Election

The Trump Bible, Kamala’s coconut tree, and J.D. Vance’s couch. Our reporters nominate symbols that sum up this insane race. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 17 days ago

Law Student Faces Expulsion for ‘Aggressive Pointing’

Title IX laws were created to protect women from discrimination. Now they’re being used to punish acts once seen as ‘completely protected speech.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 17 days ago

Swing State Debates Series Finale: Is the American Dream Still Alive?

In my final episode, Ohio voters battle over which party enables success in the richest country on Earth. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 17 days ago

The Art of the Bullshitter

Sure, Donald Trump is the greatest bullshitter of the modern age, but he stands on the shoulders of giants, from P.T. Barnum to Bill Clinton. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 17 days ago

Things Worth Remembering: Whoever Loses, They Should Lose Like Nixon

Grace in defeat is important for democracy. Both presidential candidates must be prepared to accept America’s choice next week. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 17 days ago

Whatever Happens, Love Thy Neighbor

I’m a Democrat living in a red, rural county. Trump supporters have mowed my lawn, walked my dog, and eroded my prejudices with their humanity. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 18 days ago