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The Year of McDonald’s
In 2024, we watched American life unfold beneath the golden arches—from Trump’s drive-through stunt to Luigi Mangione’s final hash brown.
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Chris Arnade
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The Essential Free Press Gift Guide
Niall Ferguson, Bari Weiss, Emily Oster, and other Free Pressers share the products that have changed their lives.
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Suzy Weiss
107
Inside Assad’s ‘Human Slaughterhouse.’ Plus. . .
Syria’s Christians fear what comes next.
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Oliver Wiseman
65
Syria’s Christians: ‘We Have No Reason to Trust Al-Jolani’
In the wake of Assad’s fall, Syria’s 500,000 Christians are living in limbo. Here’s what they told us about their fears.
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Madeleine Rowley
55
WATCH: Inside Assad’s ‘Human Slaughterhouse’
Exclusive footage and survivor testimony from inside the notorious Sednaya prison offer a glimpse into the Syrian dictator’s reign of terror.
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Tanya Lukyanova
54
TGIF: It All Comes Out
Janet Yellen admits we’re in the red, immigration is in fact very high, Elizabeth Warren thinks the UHC CEO had it coming, Rudy can’t get a cab home…
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Nellie Bowles
963
Is a Foreign Adversary Flying Drones over New Jersey?
A congressman says it’s Iran. Former officials believe it’s Chinese drones. The Free Press investigates the mysterious sightings.
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Madeleine Kearns
341
Niall Ferguson: The Vibe Shift Goes Global
At home, Yale Law School and DEI committees are out. Abroad, strength and escalation are in.
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Niall Ferguson
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Is Kemi Badenoch the Next Margaret Thatcher?
Kemi Badenoch just became the first black woman to lead the UK’s Conservative Party, the oldest in British politics, colloquially known as “the Tories…
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Bari Weiss
4
What Does Sleeping with 100 Men in One Day Do to the Soul?
An unsettling new documentary about an OnlyFans star—and the real price of sex work.
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River Page
253
Kemi Badenoch’s Fight for the UK—and the West
The British Conservative Party leader on her love of free speech, liberalism, and the presumption of innocence: ‘I will die to protect those things.’
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Bari Weiss
37
The Not-So-Marvelous Mrs. Merkel
She was hailed as the savior of the West. But the many mistakes made by Germany’s former chancellor are now haunting the continent.
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Yascha Mounk
85
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