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The Forgotten American: Can There Be Life After 12 Years in a Chinese Prison?
Mark Swidan spent more than a decade in a windowless box for a crime he didn’t commit. Now he’s back home in Texas—and living on food stamps.
Peter Savodnik
Niall Ferguson: America Is in a Late Republic Stage—Like Rome
The historian and Free Press columnist on why America makes a terrible imperial power, how we got ourselves into Cold War II, and why the real culture…
Nathan Gardels
Niall Ferguson: Israel’s Attack Restores the Credibility of the West
A blow for the good guys in Cold War II.
Niall Ferguson, Harry Halem, and Marcus Hendriks
Tyler Cowen: Which Countries Won’t Exist in the 22nd Century?
Americans have the unfortunate tendency to believe the world has stopped evolving. That’s dead wrong.
Tyler Cowen
How America Funded Islamism in Pakistan
To understand what India is up against, you have to go back to the Cold War—and our decision to empower a vicious regime in Pakistan.
Eli Lake
51M
Letters to the Editor: Three Reactions to Our Ode to Ozempic
Plus: a defense of good cops who see too much of what’s bad in the world, and more.
The Free Press
How China Captured Apple
The ‘Think Different’ entanglement with the CCP, the national security risks we’ve ignored, and the $275 billion handshake that changed everything.
Bari Weiss
1HR 31M
China’s Spies at Stanford
Chinese law says that its citizens must support its intelligence work. Students who resist can lose their scholarships—and endanger their families.
Garret Molloy and Elsa Johnson
Who Is Helped By the Sanctions Against China? China
The economic sanctions against Russia were a failure. So why is the U.S. using the same tactic against the Chinese?
Doomberg
Drain the Swamp? MAGA Lobbyists Say They’re ‘Drinking from a Fire Hose.’
Once upon a time, Donald Trump promised to clean up Washington. But for the swampiest industry of all, business is booming.
Gabe Kaminsky
Kevin O’Leary: Tariffs on Chinese Goods Should be 400 Percent
China has never complied with the rules of international trade. It’s time to hold them accountable.
Kevin O’Leary
Qatar and China Are Pouring Billions Into Elite American Universities
Foreign countries such as China and Qatar have poured $29 billion into campuses over the past few years. ‘Hostile powers are buying influence on…
Frannie Block and Maya Sulkin
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