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‘My Friend’s Descent into Madness and Bloodshed’: An American Tragedy
‘My Friend’s Descent into Madness and Bloodshed’: An American Tragedy
A conversation with Jonathan Rosen about his magnificent new book ‘The Best Minds.’
By Bari Weiss
04.22.23
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‘My Friend’s Descent into Madness and Bloodshed’: An American Tragedy

Michael Laudor was an exceptional boy. Academically, he excelled. Things that are hard for most young students, like reading multiple books at once and comprehending large volumes of material, came easily for him. His charm was infectious, and he seemed to immediately attract the attention of any room he entered. Through high school and college, one thi…

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Bari Weiss

Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet magazine.

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