Betsy DeVos: Shut Down the Department of Education

I served as the 11th U.S. secretary of education. That’s how I know it’s beyond repair. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 hours ago

Will Trump Turn Gaza Into a Mideast Riviera? Plus. . .

The government workers who don’t want a golden parachute. The case for—and against—deporting foreigners who support Hamas. Will DeepSeek doom tech? And more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 8 hours ago

WATCH: Can America Win the AI War with China?

Tyler Cowen and Geoffrey Cain talk DeepSeek, OpenAI and Cold War II. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 9 hours ago

Can America Win the AI War with China?

Two weeks ago, America thought it was leading the AI race. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 9 hours ago

Trump Takes a Wrecking Ball to the Middle East Status Quo

For the president, the two-state solution is the problem. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 19 hours ago

When Elon Musk Offers Government Buyouts

‘It’s insulting.’ Even federal workers who are taking the deal hate it. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 21 hours ago

Radicals Have Burned California Before

In the Golden State, good intentions have often paved the way to disaster. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

The L.A. Times’ Owner Takes the Red Pill. Plus. . .

Who’s afraid of the DOGE boys? Trump says the U.S. will ‘take over’ Gaza. Questions for NPR’s CEO. And more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

The Boys of DOGE

Before you reach for the Valium, it’s worth remembering this isn’t the first time twentysomethings have helped lead a revolution inside the nation’s capital. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

The Owner of the L.A. Times Takes the Red Pill

The Karen Bass endorsement isn’t the only thing Patrick Soon-Shiong is rethinking. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

DOGE Comes for the Cocaine Dogs

Plus: Atheism in Nepal, tree lizards, and a bearded lady cabaret on ice | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

Deporting ‘Pro-Jihadist’ Students: Censorship or Good Governance?

A threat to free speech or just good governance? Ilya Shapiro and Robert Shibley debate Trump’s executive orders on antisemitism. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

So Much for That Tariff Shock

Lesson learned: Washington plays by different rules now. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Penny Gets Hired by Andreessen Horowitz

“Daniel acted with courage in a tough situation,” said partner David Ulevitch in a statement explaining the hire. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

Uri Berliner: What Congress Should Ask NPR’s Chief

If public radio wants to keep getting taxpayer money, my old boss should be asked some tough questions. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 day ago

Simon Sebag Montefiore: History Is Not Over

‘We’re coming out of what I would call the 75-year peace,’ argues the historian. ‘There’s never been a period like this in world history.’ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

Trump 2.0: A Survival Guide for Democrats. Plus. . .

Fired by the UN for telling the truth. ICE raids cause panic. After a plane crash. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

Simon Sebag Montefiore: History Is Not Over

Did you know that Joseph Stalin could sing with perfect pitch? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

‘People Are Panicking. They’re Not Coming Out of Their Homes.’

Restaurants, stores, and farms are empty as deportation fears mount across America. We went to New York and California to see how daily life has changed. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

Trump 2.0: A Survival Guide for Democrats

#Resistance is futile. Here’s how to oppose Trump. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

American Eagle 5342 and the Worst Club There Is

We don’t know yet why this disaster happened. But a few of us do know what happens when our loved ones fall from the sky. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

Why Trump Is Obsessed with the Panama Canal

Reagan’s political career was floundering until he seized on this issue. ‘We bought it. We built it. It’s ours!’ Now, the president is reviving his argument. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 2 days ago

She Stood Up for the Truth. Then the UN Fired Her.

Why was Alice Nderitu, the UN’s former special adviser on the prevention of genocide, ‘bullied and hounded’ out of her job? Johanna Berkman reports. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

‘I Risked Everything to Blow the Whistle on Britain’s Grooming Gangs’

Maggie Oliver spent years pursuing a network of pedophiles who drugged and raped girls as young as 12. But after her investigation was halted, she quit the police force—and told the world the truth. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

Trump’s Trade War Is On. Plus. . .

Canada gets mad. China loses a lucrative loophole. Is RFK Jr. the problem or the solution? Here comes the raunchy right. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

A Tariff Loophole Bites the Dust

The playing field with China is about to get a little more even, thanks to the end of a sweet deal the Chinese have used for years. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

‘I Don’t Think My Business Can Survive These Tariffs’

Small-business owners in Canada are girding themselves for the pain of Trump’s trade war. Rupa Subramanya reports. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

Why Did Trump Just Start a Trade War with Our Neighbors?

The president imposes a 25 percent tariff on Mexico and Canada—for no good reason. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 3 days ago

What Socrates Teaches Us About Love, Politics, and Death

Some struggles persist over millennia. The philosopher Agnes Callard explores the life and lessons of one of the greatest thinkers of all time. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 4 days ago

The Terrorist Who Murdered My Cousin Now Walks Free

I weep with happiness as the hostages return home. But how can this be the price of their liberation? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 4 days ago

The Terrorist Who Murdered My Cousin Now Walks Free

I weep with happiness as the hostages return home. But how can this be the price of their liberation? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 4 days ago

How MAGA Won the ‘Sensitive Young Man’

It isn’t a political force that draws male voters to Trump. It’s a human one. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 5 days ago

Tiger Mom Amy Chua Takes Washington

Fourteen years ago, Amy Chua published Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. It was received less like a book and more like a nuclear bomb. Here are some headlines from the time: “Why I Will Never Be a Tiger Mom.” “Why Amy Chua Is Wrong About Parenting.” “ | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 5 days ago

Why I’m Backing RFK Jr.

Trump’s HHS pick and I have our differences—but he understands what it will take to make America healthy again. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 5 days ago

Tiger Mom Amy Chua Takes Washington

Presented by Uber and X. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 5 days ago

The Raunchy Right Has Triumphed

Is the MAGA babe calendar what Making America Hot Again looks like? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 6 days ago

Can a Critic of the Deep State Run the Deep State?

Tulsi Gabbard has praised Edward Snowden, the most notorious intelligence leaker in U.S. history. Will the Senate confirm her to oversee 18 spy agencies? | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 6 days ago

TGIF: War Room Correspondent

Trump throws the doors to the press room wide open. His administration says ‘nuh-uh’ to MAHA. The Colombian president drops some slam poetry. Britain begs to be conquered. And much, much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 6 days ago

Big Pharma Saved My Life

My wife and I are here thanks to God and the companies that develop lifesaving drugs. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 6 days ago

Is It Cool to Be Right-Wing Now?

And should conservatives talk to reporters who hate their guts? Suzy Weiss and Josh Code discuss. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 6 days ago

Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military, and . . . Baby Chickens?

It’s President Donald Trump’s second week in office, and he has wasted no time being the wrecking ball he promised his voters he would be. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

Abigail Shrier: How the Gender Fever Finally Broke

Loving, naive parents believed medical science was above politics and beyond question. Now, with the stroke of a pen, a destructive ideology has been eliminated. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

Meet the MAHA Moms. Plus. . .

RFK gets grilled in the Senate—and in our letters section. An AI dissent. Evan Barker. And much more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

The MAHA Moms Go to Washington

They helped put Trump in the White House. But can they get RFK Jr. confirmed? Olivia Reingold reports on the most powerful force in American politics. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

Letters to the Editor: ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Gets the Facts Wrong

As Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Senate hearings continue, two doctors register their objections with the movement he helped inspire. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

When MAHA Forgets the Working Class

Get rid of your microwave! Quit your job! This kind of ‘health’ advice will alienate ordinary Americans. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

Some Say AI Is the Greatest Invention of All Time. I Don’t Get It.

People want artificial intelligence to save them from the grinding indignities of life. Spoiler alert: It won’t. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 7 days ago

‘I Gave My Life to the FBI. And It Damn Near Broke Me.’

As an agent, Pat McMonigle fought terrorists abroad and survived missile strikes. But it was a case close to home that finally made him crack. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 8 days ago