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thefp.com/subscribeChristopher Buckley throws in the towel. Tough Love with Abigail Shrier. Sascha Seinfeld on the scourge of DoorDash. Eli Lake on why Trump hasn’t hit Iran. And much more in today's Front Page.
Defending the Right to Laugh. Plus. . .
Christopher Buckley throws in the towel. Tough Love with Abigail Shrier. Sascha Seinfeld on the scourge of DoorDash. Eli Lake on why Trump hasn’t hit Iran. And much more in today's Front Page.
I never thought I’d feel sorry for Brooklyn Beckham, the tragically untalented nepo baby, but I was wrong, writes Kara Kennedy.
In Defense of Brooklyn Beckham
I never thought I’d feel sorry for Brooklyn Beckham, the tragically untalented nepo baby, but I was wrong, writes Kara Kennedy.
From old masters to working comics, Woody Allen, Colin Quinn, and other friends of The Free Press share their favorite jokes.
A Declaration of Jokes
From old masters to working comics, Woody Allen, Colin Quinn, and other friends of The Free Press share their favorite jokes.
For decades, federal dietary policy fomented chronic obesity and illness. Now, it’s acknowledged a basic reality: What we eat matters more than how many calories we count, writes Dr. Mark Hyman.
Mark Hyman: At Last, the Truth About Food
For decades, federal dietary policy fomented chronic obesity and illness. Now, it’s acknowledged a basic reality: What we eat matters more than how many calories we count, writes Dr. Mark Hyman.
Checking in with jeevacation@gmail.com. Plus: Billie Eilish, Savannah Guthrie, Gavin Newsom, Zohran Mamdani, Tom Homan, Bad Bunny, and many more.
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Checking in with jeevacation@gmail.com. Plus: Billie Eilish, Savannah Guthrie, Gavin Newsom, Zohran Mamdani, Tom Homan, Bad Bunny, and many more.
Donald Trump is counting on the power of positive thinking to secure the war-torn region. Good luck with that, Eli Lake writes.
Trump’s Plan to Make Gaza Great Again
Donald Trump is counting on the power of positive thinking to secure the war-torn region. Good luck with that, Eli Lake writes.
Federal law makes it a crime to “encourage” illegal immigration, which is exactly what Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are doing, writes Richard Lawson.
Sanctuary Cities Are Built on Shaky Law
Federal law makes it a crime to “encourage” illegal immigration, which is exactly what Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are doing, writes Richard Lawson.
Venezuelans, Jews, Trump—who hasn’t new mayor Zohran Mamdani offended yet? Olivia Reingold reports on his first week in office.
Mamdani’s Wild First Week
Venezuelans, Jews, Trump—who hasn’t new mayor Zohran Mamdani offended yet? Olivia Reingold reports on his first week in office.
The justices seem to think almost every appointee can be fired by the president—except for members of the central bank, writes Jed Rubenfeld.
Will the Supreme Court Save the Fed from Trump?
The justices seem to think almost every appointee can be fired by the president—except for members of the central bank, writes Jed Rubenfeld.
Changes in supply and demand—plus the toll of a million deaths—have disrupted the fentanyl market, writes Sally Satel about the dramatic downturn in drug overdose deaths.
Why Fentanyl Deaths Are Falling
Changes in supply and demand—plus the toll of a million deaths—have disrupted the fentanyl market, writes Sally Satel about the dramatic downturn in drug overdose deaths.
We need to stop with the victimization, not make a $15 million Super Bowl ad about it.
The ‘Dirty Jew’ Ad Is Bad for Jews
We need to stop with the victimization, not make a $15 million Super Bowl ad about it.
Officials say that one big reason why Trump has not enforced his redline in Iran is practical: The missile defense cupboard is bare.
Trump Told Iranian Protesters Help Was on the Way. What Happened?
Officials say that one big reason why Trump has not enforced his redline in Iran is practical: The missile defense cupboard is bare.
A father is afraid his 18-year-old is ‘choosing infatuation and sin over love of God.’ Our advice columnist responds.
Tough Love: My Catholic Daughter Is No Longer a Virgin
A father is afraid his 18-year-old is ‘choosing infatuation and sin over love of God.’ Our advice columnist responds.
When Maribis Beleño was sent back to Venezuela, she was desperate to bring her kids. Instead, they were left behind—and ended up in the care of a Trump-voting pastor with a plan to get them home, Carrie McKean reports.
The Mother Deported Without Her Kids
When Maribis Beleño was sent back to Venezuela, she was desperate to bring her kids. Instead, they were left behind—and ended up in the care of a Trump-voting pastor with a plan to get them home, Carrie McKean reports.
In the 1980s, Martin Scorsese’s "The King of Comedy" marked the moment when American comedy tipped from social observation to shared delusion.
Say His Name: Rupert Pupkin
In the 1980s, Martin Scorsese’s "The King of Comedy" marked the moment when American comedy tipped from social observation to shared delusion.
Forty years ago, Christopher Buckley published a novel that opened with a president refusing to vacate the White House. That was when America could still take a joke, he writes.
I Used to Write Satire. Current Events Put Me out of a Job.
Forty years ago, Christopher Buckley published a novel that opened with a president refusing to vacate the White House. That was when America could still take a joke, he writes.
For millions of Americans, food delivery, once a luxurious convenience, has become a daily reliance, writes Sascha Seinfeld.
How DoorDash Gets You
For millions of Americans, food delivery, once a luxurious convenience, has become a daily reliance, writes Sascha Seinfeld.
When The Free Press started reporting on gender ideology, it was a third rail. Today, the tide has turned, writes Emily Yoffe.
The Rise and Fall of Youth Gender Medicine
When The Free Press started reporting on gender ideology, it was a third rail. Today, the tide has turned, writes Emily Yoffe.
A young reader hopes to marry his girlfriend—but she has an ‘adverse’ reaction to God, whereas he’s becoming more religious. Should he say ‘I do’? Our advice columnist Abigail Shrier weighs in.
Tough Love: Can I Marry an Atheist?
A young reader hopes to marry his girlfriend—but she has an ‘adverse’ reaction to God, whereas he’s becoming more religious. Should he say ‘I do’? Our advice columnist Abigail Shrier weighs in.
The new mayor replaced a “proud Zionist” with a controversial liberal activist to head New York City’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, Olivia Reingold reports.
EXCLUSIVE: Moshe Davis on His Ouster by Mamdani
The new mayor replaced a “proud Zionist” with a controversial liberal activist to head New York City’s Office to Combat Antisemitism, Olivia Reingold reports.
MAGA ideologues want a consistent noninterventionist policy. Voters don’t, writes Aaron MacLean. That's why Trump voters will back an Iran strike.
Trump’s Voters Will Back an Iran Strike
MAGA ideologues want a consistent noninterventionist policy. Voters don’t, writes Aaron MacLean. That's why Trump voters will back an Iran strike.
Greenlanders will prosper under U.S. rule, but they need to be persuaded, not threatened, writes Tyler Cowen.
Tyler Cowen: ‘Buying’ Greenland Is Not an Option
Greenlanders will prosper under U.S. rule, but they need to be persuaded, not threatened, writes Tyler Cowen.
Ezekiel Emanuel, Lucy McBride, Vani Hari, and Nina Teicholz on America’s new dietary guidelines.
Has the Food Pyramid Been Fixed? Or Is It Even More Broken?
Ezekiel Emanuel, Lucy McBride, Vani Hari, and Nina Teicholz on America’s new dietary guidelines.
‘We try to be very helpful on these visits,’ writes an infuriated grandmother. But her son recently told her they are too long. Our advice columnist Abigail Shrier weighs in.
Tough Love: My Son Doesn’t Like When I Visit His Family
‘We try to be very helpful on these visits,’ writes an infuriated grandmother. But her son recently told her they are too long. Our advice columnist Abigail Shrier weighs in.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and the agency’s top deputy, Kyle Diamantas, write that the federal government’s new dietary guidelines mark “a major step toward ending the medical dogma and restoring the basics of nutrition.”
Why We Threw Out the Broken Food Pyramid
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and the agency’s top deputy, Kyle Diamantas, write that the federal government’s new dietary guidelines mark “a major step toward ending the medical dogma and restoring the basics of nutrition.”
Building up South America is worth more than plundering it.
Can the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ Make South America Better Off?
Building up South America is worth more than plundering it.
At Davos, as the elites clap back at Trump, U.S. soft power is rising, writes Tyler Cowen.
The Davos Crowd Is Wrong About Globalization
At Davos, as the elites clap back at Trump, U.S. soft power is rising, writes Tyler Cowen.
Today in The Front Page: Cardinal Dolan's exit interview. Allie Beth Stuckey responds to Hillary Clinton. David Mamet vs. the Snobs. And more!
Cardinal Dolan’s Exit Interview. De-escalation in Minneapolis. Allie Beth Stuckey Responds to Hillary Clinton. Plus. . .
Today in The Front Page: Cardinal Dolan's exit interview. Allie Beth Stuckey responds to Hillary Clinton. David Mamet vs. the Snobs. And more!
A debunked study last year connected microplastics in the brain to everything from heart attacks to dementia. Guess what? It’s not true, writes Faye Flam.
Relax, Microplastics Aren’t Killing You
A debunked study last year connected microplastics in the brain to everything from heart attacks to dementia. Guess what? It’s not true, writes Faye Flam.
Donald Trump is all in on the transformative technology. The American people? Not so much.
Christopher Caldwell: Here Comes the AI Backlash
Donald Trump is all in on the transformative technology. The American people? Not so much.
Kristi Noem and Jacob Frey react to a shooting with the speed and logic of the internet. Americans deserve better.
The Right Response to the Minneapolis ICE Shooting
Kristi Noem and Jacob Frey react to a shooting with the speed and logic of the internet. Americans deserve better.
Meghan Daum was one of the lucky ones. She didn’t own the house, just everything in it. All of it is ashes now, but clawing back the highlights of her material footprint has thrust her into a strange kind of grief, she writes.
Everything I Owned Burned
Meghan Daum was one of the lucky ones. She didn’t own the house, just everything in it. All of it is ashes now, but clawing back the highlights of her material footprint has thrust her into a strange kind of grief, she writes.
Juries rarely acquit for insanity. But California makes it easier by accounting for defendants’ view of right and wrong, writes Jeb Rubenfeld.
Insanity Is Hard to Prove. Here’s How Nick Reiner Could Do It.
Juries rarely acquit for insanity. But California makes it easier by accounting for defendants’ view of right and wrong, writes Jeb Rubenfeld.
Many thinkers worry that U.S. intervention in Venezuela will embolden America's enemies. But Moscow and Beijing are deterred by raw U.S. power, not international law, writes Eli Lake.
Why the Venezuela Operation Won’t Embolden America’s Enemies
Many thinkers worry that U.S. intervention in Venezuela will embolden America's enemies. But Moscow and Beijing are deterred by raw U.S. power, not international law, writes Eli Lake.
Survival does not always come with answers. It does, however, come with responsibilities, writes Arsen Ostrovsky, a survivor of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
What I Learned on Bondi Beach
Survival does not always come with answers. It does, however, come with responsibilities, writes Arsen Ostrovsky, a survivor of the Bondi Beach terror attack.
In Minnesota, clashes among ICE, protesters, and politicians are testing Americans’ commitment to open discourse, writes Greg Lukianoff.
The Campaign to Crush Free Speech in Minnesota
In Minnesota, clashes among ICE, protesters, and politicians are testing Americans’ commitment to open discourse, writes Greg Lukianoff.
The chaos in Minneapolis created the gravest political crisis of Trump’s second term. On policy, there’s more to the story, writes Mene Ukueberuwa.
Trump Didn’t Lose in Minnesota
The chaos in Minneapolis created the gravest political crisis of Trump’s second term. On policy, there’s more to the story, writes Mene Ukueberuwa.
She just accused me of thinking empathy is a sin. That’s not my argument. But there’s a reason she’s mischaracterizing me, writes Allie Beth Stuckey.
Hillary Clinton Wrote a Hit Piece on Me. Here’s My Response.
She just accused me of thinking empathy is a sin. That’s not my argument. But there’s a reason she’s mischaracterizing me, writes Allie Beth Stuckey.
A year after Trump tried to abolish the agency, Republicans are dragging their feet and increasing its budget, writes Tanner Nau.
The Department of Education Isn’t Going Anywhere
A year after Trump tried to abolish the agency, Republicans are dragging their feet and increasing its budget, writes Tanner Nau.
Nearly 250 years before social media, Thomas Paine published the first ‘viral’ pamphlet. In the latest edition of 'This Week in American History,' Jonathan Horn recalls how 'Common Sense' moved a nation and spurred a revolution.
This Week in American History: The Revolution’s First Hot Take
Nearly 250 years before social media, Thomas Paine published the first ‘viral’ pamphlet. In the latest edition of 'This Week in American History,' Jonathan Horn recalls how 'Common Sense' moved a nation and spurred a revolution.
Only a handful of top students got perfect scores on the AMC 12. Then AI came along, writes Deepa Javeri.
In a Top Math Contest, the Cheaters Are Winning
Only a handful of top students got perfect scores on the AMC 12. Then AI came along, writes Deepa Javeri.
Rick Caruso, the billionaire real-estate developer, won’t say if he’s running—or for what—but he knows what he’d do were he to win, Peter Savodnik reports.
Saving California? It’s ‘Just Not That Complicated,’ Says Rick Caruso.
Rick Caruso, the billionaire real-estate developer, won’t say if he’s running—or for what—but he knows what he’d do were he to win, Peter Savodnik reports.
Self-taught, overweight, and missing two fingers, Henry Knox pulled off one of the most decisive feats of the American Revolution.
This Week in American History: The Unlikeliest Hero of the American Revolution
Self-taught, overweight, and missing two fingers, Henry Knox pulled off one of the most decisive feats of the American Revolution.
Jan Sramek is trying to build an entirely new city—in a state strangled by red tape. Can he succeed in making California build again? Suzy Weiss reports on California Forever.
California, If You Can Keep It
Jan Sramek is trying to build an entirely new city—in a state strangled by red tape. Can he succeed in making California build again? Suzy Weiss reports on California Forever.
Just 30 miles away from the Palisades, Altadena quietly tries to move on, Jack Burke reports.
The California Fire That the World Forgot
Just 30 miles away from the Palisades, Altadena quietly tries to move on, Jack Burke reports.
At the start of the Revolutionary War, a diplomat and a general believed rebellion could be ended by persuasion rather than punishment. History had other ideas, writes Jonathan Horn.
This Week in American History: The First War for Hearts and Minds
At the start of the Revolutionary War, a diplomat and a general believed rebellion could be ended by persuasion rather than punishment. History had other ideas, writes Jonathan Horn.
Venezuelan oil kept the lights on in Havana. Toppling the Maduro regime could have a domino effect, writes Martin Gurri.
Will Cuba Be Next?
Venezuelan oil kept the lights on in Havana. Toppling the Maduro regime could have a domino effect, writes Martin Gurri.
Reuven Morrison left the USSR for a safer life in Australia, but his adopted country failed him, says his daughter.
My Father Was Killed on Bondi Beach
Reuven Morrison left the USSR for a safer life in Australia, but his adopted country failed him, says his daughter.
Today in The Front Page: The Epstein Saga. Coleman Hughes live in Atlanta. Can AI fix our politicians? Can Warsh fix the Fed? Why is Mamdani scrapping New York’s gifted and talented program? And more.
The Epstein Saga: Rod Dreher, Nellie Bowles, and Robby Soave on the Files and the Fallout. Plus. . .
Today in The Front Page: The Epstein Saga. Coleman Hughes live in Atlanta. Can AI fix our politicians? Can Warsh fix the Fed? Why is Mamdani scrapping New York’s gifted and talented program? And more.
Judge-tracking apps and social-media sleuthing are helping some immigrants navigate the Trump administration’s crackdown, writes Madeleine Rowley.
Avoiding Deportation? There’s an App for That.
Judge-tracking apps and social-media sleuthing are helping some immigrants navigate the Trump administration’s crackdown, writes Madeleine Rowley.
