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Tucker Carlson’s Turn. A Stabbing in Sydney. Plus. . .
Book bans. The widening war in the Middle East. TikTok employees say they worked for bosses in Beijing. The Free Press’s first rodeo. And more.
Oliver Wiseman
TamponGate. Babies in Bars. Plus. . .
Peter Savodnik on Evan Gershkovich’s year in Russian prison. Eli Lake on campus lunacy. RIP Joe Lieberman, Richard Serra, and Daniel Kahneman. And much…
Suzy Weiss
Boeing’s Dead Whistleblower Told the Truth
Joe Nocera reports. Plus: The hit job on Andrew Huberman, the middle-aged millennial meltdown, the Baltimore bridge collapse, P. Diddy, and much more.
Suzy Weiss
Why a Berkeley Professor Is Sleeping in His Office. The Rise of the Latino Evangelical. Give Stephen Glass a Break.
Plus: Ten stories we’re reading.
Oliver Wiseman
Should Parents Pay for the Crimes of Their Children?
The conviction of Jennifer Crumbley. Plus: Shane Gillis gets uncanceled, more DEI overreach in academia, and new Free Press merch.
Oliver Wiseman
Recovering Addicts Save an Opioid Town
A pocket of hope in Appalachia. Plus: Stumbling toward the White House, The Free Press in Israel, and two Zoomers duke it out over the Apple Vision Pro.
Oliver Wiseman
The Assassin’s Veto
A British minister is forced out of parliament by Islamist threats. Plus: King Charles, woke kindergarten, and a pitch-perfect Grammys.
Oliver Wiseman
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Suzy Weiss
The UN’s Terrorism Teachers
Plus: What if the real war in Israel hasn’t yet begun?
Oliver Wiseman
Trump Wins Bigly in Iowa. Fentanyl for Minors in Canada. And, Is the Golden Age of TV Over?
Batya Ungar-Sargon on the Donald’s working-class appeal. Peter Savodnik on what went wrong for Ron DeSantis. Plus, the Emmys, an ode to ‘Succession…
Oliver Wiseman
How to Think for Yourself in 2024
Whistleblower Jamie Reed on the courage to change your mind. Ryan Holiday on saving his family from the algorithm. Plus: Rob Henderson and your…
Oliver Wiseman
The Battle for the Soul of Silicon Valley
Plus: ‘I hate my AI boyfriend,’ Bari’s DEI monologue, and more.
Oliver Wiseman
The ‘Haunting Similarities’ Between Covid and a New Chinese Outbreak
Plus: A jaw-dropping congressional hearing. Jonathan Haidt on boys' mental health. Israel’s ‘Rambo.’ And more.
Oliver Wiseman
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