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Niall Ferguson: Could This Be the Start of World War III?
The most U.S.-Israeli onslaught on Iran may look to future historians like a staging post to a global conflagration.
Niall Ferguson
How We’re Covering the War. Plus: Our Newest Columnist and Podcast
Marine veteran Aaron MacLean is joining The Free Press—and he’s livestreaming on the Iran War at noon ET today.
The Editors
Joe Gebbia Is Making the Government Beautiful Again
The Airbnb co-founder came to D.C. to serve the second Trump administration. Unlike Elon Musk, he remains—as the Chief Design Officer of the United…
Suzy Weiss
This Isn’t Israel’s War. It’s America’s.
The U.S. went to war in Iran because Iran made itself a Chinese weapon.
Haviv Rettig Gur
The Iran Strikes—and the War to Come
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Michael Doran, Roya Hakakian, and others on the death of Khamenei and what’s next.
The Free Press
Niall Ferguson: Khamenei Joins Saddam in Hell, but Iran 2026 Is Not Iraq 2003
One thing I can confidently promise about the U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic: It will not last long.
Niall Ferguson
I Was the Target of an FBI Sting
What I thought was a run-of-the-mill political donation was in fact part of an elaborate FBI sting that would turn my life upside down. Now I’m fighting…
P.G. Sittenfeld
Tucker, Candace, and the Conspiracy-Theory Podcast Grift
How online creators foment rage and monetize antisemitism—and the big bucks they earn doing it
Ashley Rindsberg
It’s Not His Fault He Used the N-Word
When a man with Tourette’s yelled the slur at the BAFTAs, Hollywood reacted with disgust. They should’ve shown compassion.
Kat Rosenfield
Homeschooling Isn’t for Everyone
Keeping kids out of school is risky—I know, because I did it.
Larissa Phillips
The Boys of Team USA
The Americans just won the best hockey game in a generation. They did so for their fallen teammate Johnny Gaudreau—and for all of us.
Will Rahn
Tough Love: My 38-Year-Old Lives Rent-Free in My Garage
‘How can we get him to become financially independent without alienating him?’ asks a worried father. Our advice columnist weighs in.
Abigail Shrier
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