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What Gambling Has Done to Sports—and to Us
Legalized sports betting has unleashed a wave of addiction, harassment, death threats against players, and moral rot.
Danny Funt
Arthur Brooks: The Problem with Your New Year’s Resolution
It’s the second week of 2026. You probably already broke your resolution. That’s because you made one that was destined to fail.
Arthur Brooks
Is Social Media the New Big Tobacco?
A sprawling lawsuit alleges—with revealing internal documents—that the firms behind TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and other platforms knowingly fueled a…
Maya Sulkin and Frannie Block
Could Massachusetts Become the First State to Undo Legal Weed?
Marijuana opponents are racking up wins across the country—thanks in part to Kevin Sabet, the bipartisan adviser leading the charge.
Josh Code
Kratom vs. 7-OH: Should These Drugs Be Banned?
The kratom industry says that 7-OH is dangerous. The 7-OH industry says that its product helps wean addicts, and kratom is the problem. Who can you…
River Page
How Katie Herzog Drank Her Way to Sobriety
Most people don’t know there’s a drug that can help some alcoholics recover—while still drinking.
Bari Weiss
1HR 2M
A Muscle Man’s Message to America’s Lost Boys
‘I used to be a very, very scared guy,’ the novelist Jordan Castro tells The Free Press. Then he met a woman, started lifting, and found God.
Josh Code
How I Drank My Way to Sobriety
I spent half my life trying to beat alcoholism. AA didn’t save me. This did.
Katie Herzog
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