Who Saved Salman Rushdie?
In a new memoir, the author wonders if he was to blame for the attack that almost killed him. And whether a greater force protected his life.
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Things Worth Remembering: ‘We Will Fight with Stones in Our Hands’
Months before Israel achieved independence in 1948, Golda Meir came to America, asking for help in the battle for survival.
They Were Assaulted on Campus for Being Jews
At Yale, Sahar Tartak was stabbed in the eye. At Columbia, Jonathan Lederer’s Israeli flag was burned and he was hit in the face.
The Trump Jurors Are America at Its Best
Some predicted jury selection in the ex-president’s trial would take two weeks. Thanks to the civic-mindedness of ordinary Americans, it took three days.
The Prophets: Octavia Butler
The science fiction writer warned that environmental decay and technological advances would spark an American decline. Now, we are seeing the future she predicted.
WEEKEND LISTENING: Nicole Avant on Why She Forgave Her Mother’s Murderer
The former U.S. ambassador and daughter of the music industry’s ‘Black Godfather’ discusses grief, grace, and her radical response to a shocking crime.
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Kids in Jeopardy
I quit a civil rights group because its policies will harm children.
Among the Activists Plotting to Disrupt the DNC
‘We’ve got to give them a 1968 kind of welcome.’
Democrats Demonize Rural Voters at Their Peril
A new study of ‘White Rural Rage’ is built on shoddy data—and is typical of progressive contempt for the ‘bigoted’ and ‘undemocratic’ countryside.
Debate: Should the U.S. Ban TikTok?
A bill to force the sale of TikTok is heading to the Senate. Is it a national security must? Or a dangerous overreaction?
How Abortion Became ‘the Defund the Police of the GOP’
Republican leaders thought they’d be rewarded for overturning Roe. Instead, conservative voters tell Olivia Reingold, it could lead to a backlash come Election Day.
365 Days in the Life of Evan Gershkovich
One year after the WSJ reporter was arrested for ‘espionage’ in Russia, his friends tell The Free Press he feels ‘deep responsibility’ for the country he loves.
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What Is American Riviera Orchard?
The latest venture from the Duchess of Montecito? Sussex Goop.
Google’s Woke AI Wasn’t a Mistake. We Know. We Were There.
‘I walked around every day at work policing my own actions and language.’ Google’s culture is broken, former employees tell The Free Press. Can it be fixed?
The Christine Blasey Ford Fever Dream
Kat Rosenfield on the Kavanaugh accuser’s new book, ‘One Way Back,’ and peak #MeToo.
I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.
Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.
Tucker Carlson’s Turn
Why is the pundit persuading the American right to abandon its rightful contempt for foreign tyrants, terrorists, and cranks?
Who’s Afraid of Andrew Huberman?
Why did New York Magazine just run 8,000 words on the podcaster’s sex life?
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Matti Friedman: The Song of the Israel-Hamas War
In a deserted border town, I listened to the reigning genius of Israeli pop blast his songs toward Gaza.
Who Should Run Gaza After the War?
Palestinians—and the world—need better Palestinian leadership. Here’s how we get it.
Bari Weiss: The Holiday from History Is Over
A free society is only as strong as the citizens willing to defend it. Reflections and videos from my time on the ground in Israel.
WATCH: Douglas Murray Meets the Son of Hamas
Mosab Hassan Yousef was raised by the man behind the terror group. He then became an Israeli spy. In a Free Press interview, he exposes the ideology that fueled October 7.
WATCH: This Muslim Israeli Woman Is the Hope of the Middle East
I’ve done many interviews that have stayed with me. This might be the most moving of all. Meet the iconoclastic and brave Lucy Aharish.