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It’s Time to Clear the Air on Juul
Juul spent the last five years in purgatory thanks to its popularity with teens. With the FDA’s authorization last week, it can finally be seen for what…
Joe Nocera
Reagan’s Secretary of Education Joins Qatar’s Payroll
Qatar isn’t backing down in the face of scrutiny. It’s doubling down—on lobbying and American higher education.
Frannie Block
Trump’s Spy Chief Alleges a ‘Treasonous Conspiracy.’ Is She Right?
Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘bombshell’ and the scandal hiding in plain sight.
Eli Lake
Why My Generation Is Bad at Partying
An invite app made it easier to throw parties. It also made them worse.
Sascha Seinfeld
Niall Ferguson: Milei’s Man-made Miracle
Can a broken economy be fixed? Argentina’s president proves it can. Politics is another story.
Niall Ferguson
‘Eddington’ Remembers When We All Lost Our Minds
Most critics panned Ari Aster’s brilliant new film. Which only shows how little they—and the left—learned in the years since the pandemic.
River Page
Alexa, Reindustrialize the Heartland. Plus. . .
Haviv Rettig Gur joins The Free Press. Why the uber-wealthy are doomsday prepping. Hunter Biden’s tirade against top Democrats. And more.
The Free Press
Giga-Yachts, Flo Rida, and Bunkers. . . What Could Go Wrong?
Can the uber-wealthy outrun public fury?
Bari Weiss
1HR 20M
Will Trump Learn from the Epstein Affair?
It’s rare for the president to lose control of the narrative, but he did last week.
Matthew Continetti
WATCH: Nellie Bowles and Kat Rosenfield on the Coldplay Kiss Cam
That viral video everyone is talking about—and how the internet has turned public humiliation into a spectator sport.
Nellie Bowles
33M
Here Come the New Industrialists
America may be winning on software. But software isn’t enough to win the future. We need manufacturers—like the ones I met last week.
Batya Ungar-Sargon
America Won’t Exist If We Can’t Build Things
Every great power in history lost its dominance when it gave up its industrial edge. The U.S. must act now to avoid the same fate.
Chris Power
Haviv Rettig Gur Joins The Free Press
He’s the most insightful interpreter of the modern Middle East. Tune in Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET for Haviv’s first live Q&A.
Bari Weiss
Is Air-Conditioning the Mark of Civilization? Plus. . .
Britain’s war on speech comes for the pub. Is the U.S. prepared for drone warfare? And much more.
The Free Press
Do Democrats Need ‘Their Own Trump’?
Elections analyst Galen Druke sits down with Coleman to discuss what Democrats need to do to become relevant again—and whether you can really trust the…
Coleman Hughes
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Britain’s War on Speech Comes for the Pub
The UK’s speech police have that most British tradition in their crosshairs: banter.
Dominic Green
The Coldplay Couple Did Something Bad. The Internet Did Something Worse.
The original function of public shaming was to keep the bonds of community strong. Now, it’s a spectator sport.
Kat Rosenfield
I Once Thought Europeans Lived as Well as Americans. Not Anymore.
Europe is the world’s most wonderful museum, but at the end of the day I want my air-conditioning and clothes dryer.
Tyler Cowen
A Funny Thing About Dave Barry
The humor writer’s new memoir, ‘Class Clown,’ tackles everything from the absurd—exploding toilets—to the deeply insightful: modern media’s loss of…
Andrew Ferguson
WATCH: The U.S. Is Not Prepared for a Drone Attack
Drones are the future of war, but an outdated legal framework makes it very hard to protect American citizens from an attack.
Austyn Jeffs
9M
Ancient Wisdom: When Darkness Comes, Don’t Flinch
My wife no longer knows my name, but when she looks at me, I want to believe her gaze says, ‘I see you,’ as if something inside her still remembers.
Michael Tobin
Michael Tobin on Losing a Loved One in Slow Motion
The psychologist discusses the ambiguous grief of Alzheimer’s, how to enjoy life in a bomb shelter, and what it really means to be a patriarch.
Suzy Weiss
25M
Things Worth Remembering: What You’re Really Hungry For
The internet blitzes our brains with excitement; this novel will remind you what you’re actually longing for.
Spencer Klavan
Suzy Weiss: Are You Enterpained?
Plus: The art world’s ‘state of the union’ address. Stay-at-home motherhood gets a rebrand. And more!
Suzy Weiss
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