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Is a Foreign Adversary Flying Drones over New Jersey?
A congressman says it’s Iran. Former officials believe it’s Chinese drones. The Free Press investigates the mysterious sightings.
Madeleine Kearns
Why Does Pete Hegseth Keep Talking About ‘Warfighters’?
As a Fox host, Hegseth successfully urged Trump to pardon several soldiers convicted of war crimes. Is that who he’ll support as defense secretary?
Elliot Ackerman
Preemptive Pardons Are a Terrible Idea
No president has ever issued preemptive pardons to an entire class of people. If Biden does it, it will mark a further degradation of American politics.
Eli Lake
Will Kash Patel Fix the FBI—or Break It?
With his pick for FBI director, Donald Trump has found someone who despises the deep state as much as he does.
Eli Lake
It’s Time for the Government to Abolish ‘Race’
Since 1977, the federal government has sorted Americans into bogus racial categories. Why?
Michael Lind
The Real Hunter Biden Scandal
The pardon is the least of it. The government weaponized the justice system to go after Donald Trump, but looked the other way at Hunter’s influence…
Eli Lake
Poetic Justice for Jay Bhattacharya
During the pandemic, the NIH director called for a ‘takedown’ of the Stanford scientist’s ideas. Now he’s poised to run the NIH himself.
The Editors
The Tulsi Gabbard Smears Are Unfounded, Unfair, and Unhelpful
Take issue with her views on Russia and Syria, not her motives.
Eli Lake
The Case Against RFK Jr.
A man who asserts nonsense about vaccines and HIV should not be at the helm of Health and Human Services, writes former Harvard Medical School dean…
Jeffrey S. Flier
Why Asian Americans Are Moving Right
Crime, economic strain, and affirmative action are sparking an Asian American exodus from the Democratic Party.
Neetu Arnold
The Great American Acid Trip
RFK Jr. wants to legalize psychedelics. So what’s stopping them from getting FDA approval?
Charles Fain Lehman
Immigration Is a Mess. Here’s How to Fix It.
We need a plan that supports cultural dynamism and protects American workers. Ten common-sense proposals from Reihan Salam.
Reihan Salam
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