Rand Paul Is Going It Alone. Plus. . .

Who should you trust: ChatGPT or your doctor? The real reason Bitcoin crashed. Columbia’s Edward Said Professorship controversy. Ghislane Maxwell’s unearthed deposition. And more.

By The Free Press

02.12.26 — The Front Page

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) poses for a portrait in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. (Alyssa Schukar for *The Free Press*)

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It’s Thursday, February 12. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: More footage from the Epstein tapes. Will Rahn on how he built an app to tackle Catholic guilt. Peter Coy on the Bitcoin crash. And Columbia’s four finalists for the new Edward Said Professorship.

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