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The Great California Wealth Exodus
I spoke with 21 billionaires about the Golden State’s proposed asset seizure ballot measure, the legal chaos it would unleash, and why nearly all of…
Mike Solana
New Life for San Francisco’s Worst Idea
The city wants to give $5M to every black resident affected by discrimination. Seriously?
Sanjana Friedman
Saving California? It’s ‘Just Not That Complicated,’ Says Rick Caruso.
The billionaire real-estate developer won’t say if he’s running—or for what—but he knows what he’d do were he to win.
Peter Savodnik
Insanity Is Hard to Prove. Here’s How Nick Reiner Could Do It.
Juries rarely acquit for insanity. But California makes it easier by accounting for defendants’ view of right and wrong.
Jed Rubenfeld
Everything I Owned Burned
After the Eaton wildfire destroyed nearly every possession I owned, I became obsessed with replacing what I lost—until I realized the fixation itself…
Meghan Daum
The California Fire That the World Forgot
Just 30 miles away from the Palisades, Altadena quietly tries to move on.
Jack Burke
The Free Press Heroes of 2025
Heroes emerge even—or especially—in times of great darkness. Here are a few of the people we’re thankful for as we end the year.
The Editors
The Race to Succeed Pelosi Is a Fight for the Future of the Democratic Party
San Francisco—like Democrats nationwide—face a choice: staid progressivism or the new radicals. Peter Savodnik reports on a primary and a divided party.
Peter Savodnik
Rob Reiner Deserved a Happily Ever After
He wasn’t supposed to be this talented and he wasn’t supposed to be this nice. But he was.
Hadley Freeman
The College Kids Who Can’t Do Basic Math
More than 10 percent of new students at a prestigious California university are taking math that covers what they should have learned as far back as…
Tanner Nau
Redistricting Is Ruining Democracy
In a ‘safe’ district, the general election becomes a formality. Instead of being held accountable by a broad cross section of voters, House members…
Charles Lane
America’s Other Second Amendment
After 250 years, Americans should finally accept technology’s place as a key part of our founding ethos.
Katherine Boyle
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