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Eli Lake on presidential double standards. Haviv Rettig Gur on a region on a knife edge. Plus: How to quit your smartphone.
By Oliver Wiseman
12.03.24 — The Front Page
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It’s Tuesday, December 3. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Coming up: On Honestly, Haviv Rettig Gur analyzes a dramatic few days in the Middle East; how to quit your smartphone; the rise of the theater kids; and more.

But first: The pardon we were told would never happen.

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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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