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Axios Founders: Who Broke the Media?
Depending on who you talk to, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen are either the swampiest of swamp creatures—the epitome of all that is wrong with political…
Bari Weiss
1HR 30M
The Group Chat from Hell
Why can’t White House officials just admit they made a mistake and apologize?
The Editors
Uri Berliner: NPR Should Refuse to Take Federal Funds
The broadcaster needs to stop pretending it’s a network for all of America, and become the progressive institution it truly wants to be.
Uri Berliner
Letters to the Editor: Two Personal Perspectives on Shaken Baby Syndrome
Plus: A tip from the great Thomas Mallon on filing expenses in the glory days of magazines.
The Free Press
The New York Times and the Case of the Missing Knife
When the cops recently shot a man in the New York subway, the media portrayed it as a classic police injustice. It was anything but.
Mike Pesca
The Luxurious Death Rattle of the Great American Magazine
In the glory days of magazines, journalists flew business class and contributors were sent flowers just for meeting a deadline. It was absurd.
Joe Nocera
Can Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson Save the Left From Itself?
The Democrats desperately need a new vision. Two prominent liberal journalists are offering one.
Bari Weiss
1HR 33M
Peter Beinart, Pundit (Declined)
What makes the author’s campaign of self-promotion conspicuous—week after week, year after year—is his utter lack of inhibition.
Andrew Ferguson
WATCH: Meet Sarah Wynn-Williams, Facebook’s Highest-Ranking Whistleblower
You may have never heard of Sarah Wynn-Williams, but that’s about to change.
Bari Weiss
1HR 8M
Gene Hackman’s Forgotten Classic
‘Under Fire’ is a movie about telling the truth. We could use more like it today.
Charles Lane
How the U.S. Government Controls Ukrainian Media
USAID funded the vast majority of 'independent' media in Ukraine. What American taxpayers don't realize is that their money went to suppressing the…
Tanya Lukyanova
Justin Baldoni and the Death of Man-Bun Feminism
He tried to present himself as the perfect male ally. Now he’s suing the woman who accused him of sexual harassment.
Batya Ungar-Sargon
EXCLUSIVE: PBS Disappears DEI Department in Wake of Free Press Investigation
We asked the network about its alleged plans to hide its DEI staffers from Trump’s executive order. Hours later they were gone.
Josh Code
Beware the Internet Mob—on USAID and Everything Else
I think our federal government is wasteful. And I am rooting for DOGE. But there was no government-funding ‘scandal’ at Politico—except for the fake one…
Isaac Saul
The Owner of the LA Times Takes the Red Pill
The Karen Bass endorsement isn’t the only thing Patrick Soon-Shiong is rethinking.
Peter Savodnik
Uri Berliner: What Congress Should Ask NPR’s Chief
If public radio wants to keep getting taxpayer money, my old boss should be asked some tough questions.
Uri Berliner
Why Is ‘The New York Times’ Not Disclosing a Source’s Ties to Hamas?
The NYT, NBC News, and Al Jazeera all called the same man to explain strife in Gaza: Hussein Owda. None revealed that he worked for the Hamas-controlled…
Olivia Reingold
‘60 Minutes’: Release the Unedited Kamala Harris Transcript
Is CBS guilty of journalistic malpractice? There’s an easy way to find out.
The Editors
Catherine Herridge: Protecting Sources Is a Hill Worth Dying On
I hope I’m the last American journalist who has to spend years in federal court defending confidential sources. That’s why I support the PRESS Act.
Catherine Herridge
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