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What Happened When DEI Came to the Military?
A Free Press investigation reveals the extraordinary extent to which our armed forces put diversity over readiness. Pete Hegseth tells us that’s about…
Madeleine Rowley
Our Promise to You
Trump’s presidency promises profound change. One thing that will stay the same: our values.
The Editors
Dreaming About Going Back to the Land? I Did It.
In Brooklyn, it was easy to be seduced by ideology. On the farm, it was impossible to avoid the facts of life.
Larissa Phillips
Eithan Haim: ‘We Took On the Federal Leviathan and We Won’
The courageous Texas surgeon was facing a decade in federal prison for blowing the whistle about gender surgery for minors. Trump just dismissed the…
Emily Yoffe
Why Is Trump Handing Our Enemies a Win?
Revoking security protection for Mike Pompeo and other former officials weakens America—and emboldens Tehran.
The Editors
Always Bet Against the Davos Man
This year, everyone here is bullish on MAGA. That’s your cue to take the other side of the trade.
Niall Ferguson
It’s Not Just Red Dye No. 3. It’s All Our Stuff.
We no longer use whale oil for lighting. Why use PFAS to make things nonstick? Time to demand healthier products.
Joshua Lachter
Hamas Murdered Their Son. What Do They Think of the Ceasefire?
Parents of slain Israeli American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin talk about the hostage deal, Israel, and the future of the Middle East.
Matti Friedman
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Day One Executive Order on ‘Male and Female’
The White House strikes out at gender ideology and pronouns. Also: ends housing of biological men in women’s prisons; self-ID on passports; and more.
Emily Yoffe
Ted Cruz: TikTok’s Return Would Be a ‘Very Dangerous Situation’
As Trump prepares to take office, the MAGA movement is divided over the app. ‘Their kids are studying calculus and our kids are being told to chew Tide…
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Elissa Slotkin Just Wants to Be ‘Normal.’ Will Her Fellow Democrats Listen?
The Michigan senator calls herself a ‘radical pragmatist.’ She believes that’s the future of her party.
Peter Savodnik
My Decade with Donald Trump
He chased her with hair spray. She saw him get shot. Salena Zito is the journalist who knows Trump—and his voters—better than anyone.
Salena Zito
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