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This Week in American History: New York’s Underdogs Prepare to Fight
On June 29, 1776, the British sailed into New York Bay bent on revenge for their defeat in Boston.
Jonathan Horn
New York’s Socialist Sweep. Plus. . .
How to finally fix the reflecting pool. The state of Islam in America. The ‘tough bastard’ who’s also a Great American. And more.
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Mamdani’s Socialist Sweep in New York
On Tuesday, radical House candidates won big in the city. ‘It doesn’t feel safe to be Jewish anymore.’
Olivia Reingold and Peter Savodnik
Why Is the Media Ignoring the Montreal Shooter’s Antisemitism?
The suspect in a deadly shooting in Canada left behind a manifesto with explicit antisemitic themes. But you wouldn’t know it from much of the coverage…
Casey Babb
The End of the Kennedys? Not So Fast.
Jack Schlossberg’s loss in a House race is only the latest flash of his family’s apparent failure. Yet the national obsession will go on.
Will Rahn
Mr. President, Here’s How to Fix Your Pool
The green algae, the peeling paint, and that dead duckling. It’s not too late to turn things around, a pool design expert says.
Tanner Nau
America’s Islam Paradox
The most committed voices of Muslim anti-Americanism in the United States are not marginalized newcomers. They are privileged, cosmopolitan insiders who…
Reihan Salam
Great Americans: The Tough Bastard Who Turned Baseball Into the National Game
A true-blue American nutcase, Ty Cobb was the best ballplayer who ever lived and the first true antihero in sports.
Will Rahn
Great Americans: Matthew Henson at the North Pole
In Arlington National Cemetery, two monuments—one white, one black—tell dueling stories about the first explorers to reach the top of the world.
Amanda Bellows
The Next Free Press Supper Club Is Here
Last Thursday, The Free Press’s inaugural Supper Club brought more than 2,000 subscribers together in 28 cities across three countries. Missed out on…
Olga Moriarty
This Week in Canada: MAID Hits a Mental-Illness Snag
Free speech officially collides with hate speech, a stink at the Calgary Stampede, trees have rights too, and more.
Rupa Subramanya
Chaos in Britain. Plus. . .
The teens don’t want your fruit-flavored vapes. Stop attacking geriatric pregnancies. A 29-year-old woman pays the price for singing in Iran. And much…
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