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Bari Weiss: Think for Yourself, Not by Yourself
The next chapter of The Free Press begins today.
Bari Weiss
Nellie Bowles Here . . . Introducing The Free Press Forum
I want to tell you about a members-only digital space where Free Press subscribers can connect, trade recommendations, debate the news, and occasionally…
Nellie Bowles
Launching the Free Press Supper Club
Good food. Smart people. Real conversation.
The Free Press
Being Human Is Cool Again
As AI saturates everyday life, people are seeking refuge in flesh-and-blood alternatives—from bookstore signings to vinyl record sales.
Ted Gioia
Arthur Brooks: Stress Makes Life Meaningful
Many of life’s happiest milestones rank among its most stressful.
Arthur Brooks
How Free Is ‘The Last Free Place in America’?
In a remote California commune, ‘freedom’ isn’t what it seems.
Jack Burke
Mob Rule Comes for My Yoga Studio
The CorePower I used to love has been ruined by shouted ideology and shunning, just like nearly every public space in my longtime home of Minneapolis…
Ann Bauer
Arthur Brooks: Can We All Relax About Bad Bunny’s Spanish Halftime Show?
A willingness to not entirely understand, and to not be entirely understood, is essential for an enriching life.
Arthur Brooks
Things Worth Remembering: Friction Makes Life Worth Living
Technology promises to alleviate every inconvenience. But as Kurt Vonnegut said in 1995, aren’t the annoyances we’re racing to erase the very things…
Josh Kaplan
Arthur Brooks: Suffer Like a Marine
Either you can try—fruitlessly, as long as you are in this mortal coil—to eliminate pain, or you can lower your resistance to pain when it inevitably…
Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks: Get Off Your Parents’ Phone Plan
An excessively dependent relationship between parents and their adult children breeds coldness and mutual resentment, if not outright schism.
Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks: Popularity Won’t Make You Happy
There’s a misconception that if you’re beloved by millions, you’re doing something right.
Arthur Brooks
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