From day one of Putin’s invasion, photographer Lynsey Addario was on the ground capturing moments of ruin—and heroic resolve. One year later, she says it’s unlike any war she’s ever covered. | Continue reading
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‘You need to come back to chapel, something is happening.’ On the ground at the Asbury Revival. | Continue reading
How Boris Pasternak defied Soviet tyranny with a Shakespeare sonnet. | Continue reading
Yes, the legacy institutions are shrinking. But thousands of small players in music, publishing, and the arts are powering a new golden age of artistry. | Continue reading
The blind should not see. The old should not live. An apocalyptic tragedy in Ohio. Plus: Is ‘The New York Times’ finally growing a spine? | Continue reading
It’s not just celebrities. Women around the country are going to great lengths to procure ‘liquid gold’ in our bottomless appetite to be thin. | Continue reading
Listen now (78 min) | Ozempic, the brand name drug for a medication called semaglutide, is one of the most popular drugs on the market right now. Originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, the injectable drug has recently boomed in popularity for its off-label use to help peo … | Continue reading
Whistleblowers, investigations and congressional hearings. Plus, a new audio series featuring J.K. Rowling. | Continue reading
Tune in Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. PST. Event info below. | Continue reading
‘You could not have misunderstood me more profoundly.’ A new audio series featuring extensive interviews with the world’s most successful author. | Continue reading
We can pine for a new kind of human being who doesn’t crave violence. Or we can be happy we have the NFL. | Continue reading
Emily Hanford reveals how America’s teachers adopted a flawed system for teaching reading to kids—and, as a result, completely failed them. | Continue reading
Listen now (67 min) | For many parents, the last few years have been eye-opening, as they saw the education system in America crumble under the weight of the pandemic. School closures that went on far too long, ineffective zoom school for kids as young as kindergarten, and other … | Continue reading
MTG talks trash. Trump goes soft. DeSantis tightens the screws on Mickey Mouse. Plus: The Free Press exclusive everyone’s talking about. | Continue reading
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There are more than 100 pediatric gender clinics across the U.S. I worked at one. What’s happening to children is morally and medically appalling. | Continue reading
Andrew Tate and the rise of the political convert. | Continue reading
Why we’re right to be jealous of the Americans in HBO’s post-apocalyptic dystopia. | Continue reading
Walter Kirn on the floating intruder Montanans weren't supposed to notice. | Continue reading
Helen Lewis explains what unites Steve Jobs, Jordan Peterson, Ibram X. Kendi, James Lindsay, Eric Weinstein, Anthony Fauci, and Elon Musk. | Continue reading
Trump pretends he’s always hated vaccines. Tom Brady retires (for real). Gawker shuts down (again). And much more. | Continue reading
At The Free Press, we cut through the noise and bring you the most important stories out there. But our greatest point of pride is not our content. It’s the community we have built. It is your support that has enabled us to hire more reporters, editors, and producers and to reach … | Continue reading
Listen now (78 min) | Over the last decade, the internet has devolved into a playground for influencers who sell and show off anything and everything you could ever imagine. But my guest today, Helen Lewis, says it isn’t all just superficial TikTok stars telling you how to proper … | Continue reading
A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism. | Continue reading
Scores of Facebook groups called ‘Are We Dating The Same Guy’ promise sisterhood and security. But they’re a lot more like the crowd-sourced Stasi. | Continue reading
Join Bari Weiss, Michael Shellenberger, David Zweig, and Nellie Bowles live this Wednesday at 5pm PST. | Continue reading
The documentarian takes on the U.S. and the Holocaust, and weighs in on what that dark period tells us about the chasm between our ideals and our reality. | Continue reading
Our celebrities call democracy tyranny, then don’t recognize real tyranny when it hands them a check. | Continue reading
Even more classified docs, this week care of Mike Pence. All the news you need from the week that was. | Continue reading
A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism. | Continue reading
Listen now (71 min) | Ken Burns is the most famous documentary filmmaker in America. He has made 35 films over the past 5 decades on historical and cultural subjects like the Civil War (which is the most streamed film in public television history), baseball, jazz, the Roosevelts, … | Continue reading
Why is the public turning to ominous explanations for tragedies like Damar Hamlin’s collapse? Two doctors explain. | Continue reading
For those of you who missed last Wednesday's Zoom. | Continue reading
As a member of Extinction Rebellion, writes Zion Lights, I watched people brainwashed into pulling outrageous stunts in the name of 'saving the planet.' | Continue reading
‘The Shards’ parachutes us back into the world before teenagers became so sensitive. ‘We were very, very free to explore things that might hurt us, potentially might damage us.’ | Continue reading
A restrictionist and a proponent of open borders walk into a bar . . . | Continue reading
Reparations in San Francisco. Madonna back in the saddle. And a very odd sculpture in Boston. Plus: Alec Baldwin, Jacinda Arden and much more. | Continue reading
The fallout of 'defund the police' is still unfolding. Just ask Brian Lande. | Continue reading
New York Sun columnist Eli Lake is joined by Bari Weiss and The Atlantic's Shadi Hamid to discuss and debate the most important headlines of the week. | Continue reading
Prevailing wisdom insists that your twenties are for extreme exploration—collecting memories, friends, partners, identities. It’s BS. | Continue reading
Listen now (77 min) | The debate about immigration brings out some of the deepest anxieties and biggest disagreements in America. And right now, all of it feels like it’s coming to a head. In 2022, there were over 2.76 million illegal migrant crossings at the Southwest border. Th … | Continue reading
Martin Clarke, the former Editor-in-Chief of Mail Online, weighs in on 'Spare' and the Sussexes of Montecito. | Continue reading
Announcing special access to The Free Press for our growing community. | Continue reading
A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism. | Continue reading
Listen now (69 min) | From Biden getting on board the classified documents train to the raw milk revolutionaries who are skeptical of Big Dairy, today we bring you a roundtable to discuss, debate and pull apart the news of the week beyond the headlines. New York Sun columnist Eli … | Continue reading
Out for 2023: the IRS, gas stoves, pictures of Muhammad, National Merit Scholarship certificates, cardigans, and the British monarchy. | Continue reading