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Letters to the Editor: Is the National Endowment for Democracy Worth Saving?
Eli Lake and Ben Domenech debate. Plus: Robert Kraft writes in, and more.
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Letters to the Editor: Is Porn Really Inevitable?
Plus: In the battle between Justin Trudeau and Mark Zuckerberg, we should side with the democratically elected leader.
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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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Sen. Ted Cruz Predicts U.S. Airlines Will Resume Flights to Israel Within 30 Days
'This will be fixed.'
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If Universities Don't Change Their Conduct, Trump Will Cut Off Funding
The Justice Department will 'go after any university that looks like the other way' on antisemitism, says Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Sen. Ted Cruz on TikTok, China, the Ceasefire Deal, and Much More
A wide-ranging conversation live in Washington, D.C., on the eve of Trump's inauguration.
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Does the West Need a Religious Revival? Join Us for Our Next Live Debate.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Ross Douthat face off against Adam Carolla and Michael Shermer on February 27 in Austin, Texas.
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Letters to the Editor: The Fires Weren’t Inevitable
Three readers respond to the argument that LA was built to burn.
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WATCH: Nellie Bowles on a Mother’s Shocking Alzheimer’s Misdiagnosis
Nellie talks to Free Press writer Sean Fischer about his viral story—and asks Vinay Prasad what it says about our broken medical system.
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Free Press LIVE: My Mom Was Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Then She Got Better.
Join Nellie Bowles, Sean Fischer and Vinay Prasad on Alzheimer's, health and misdiagnosis.
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Letters to the Editor: ‘I’ve Watched Someone I Love Die’
Plus: Psychedelics could change lives, if they were legal.
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The Free Press Live: December 4th, 2024
Join Michael Moynihan and Batya Ungar-Sargon as they sit down with guests including Michael Knowles, Rod Dreher, and Geoffrey Cain.
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Letters to the Editor: Should We Ignore Conspiracy Theories?
Plus: The pitfalls of normalizing psychedelic drugs.
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Bari Weiss meets Palestinians | FP in Israel
Earlier this year, Bari Weiss and a team of Free Press journalists visited Israel. The result was a series of films, podcasts, and written articles…
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Visiting Kibbutz Kfar Aza | FP in Israel
Earlier this year, Bari Weiss and a team of Free Press journalists visited Israel. The result was a series of films, podcasts and written articles…
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Massacre at a Music Festival: Supernova Survivors | FP in Israel
Earlier this year, Bari Weiss and a team of Free Press journalists visited Israel. The result was a series of films, podcasts, and written articles…
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Chapter 7: What If You're Wrong?
Host Megan Phelps-Roper asks J.K.
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Chapter 6: Natalie and Noah
Transgender fans of Harry Potter share their criticism of J.K.
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Chapter 5: The Tweets
After years of observing the conflict between advocates for trans rights and women’s rights, J.K.
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Chapter 4: TERF Wars
The movement for trans rights hits its stride in the early 2010s, but encounters fierce resistance from an unexpected source.
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Chapter 3: A New Pyre
The early days of the internet collide with the feverish fandom of “Harry Potter,” and a sprawling, global community emerges.
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Chapter 2: Burn The Witch
As "Harry Potter" becomes an international phenomenon, it coincides with the culture wars of the 1990s.
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Chapter 1: Plotted In Darkness
Host Megan Phelps-Roper writes a letter to J.K.
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Ep 8: Should You Have Kids?
For most of human history, having kids wasn’t much of a choice.
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