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By Oliver Wiseman
03.27.25 — The Front Page
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It’s Thursday, March 27. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: the runners and riders in the New York mayoral contest; the editors weigh in on Signalgate; and, should the postal service be DOGE’d? All that and more coming up.

But first: Play ball!

It’s Opening Day, baseball is…

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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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