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Two Drinks with. . . Dr. I Told You So
Dr. Paul McHugh was long vilified for his stance on gender dysphoria. At 94, he’s taking his victory lap.
Madeleine Kearns
Two Drinks with . . . Michael J. Fox
The Hollywood legend is back acting, playing a character that has the disease he’s been dealing with for decades, and tells Joe Nocera: ‘Fuck…
Joe Nocera
The Rise and Fall of Youth Gender Medicine
When The Free Press started reporting on gender ideology, it was a third rail. Today, the tide has turned.
Emily Yoffe
A Legal First That Could Change Gender Medicine
At 16, Fox Varian got a mastectomy while undergoing a gender transition. She sued her psychologist and plastic surgeon for leaving her ‘disfigured for…
Benjamin Ryan
How a New York State Assistant Attorney General Got Fired for Questioning Youth Gender Medicine
Glenna Goldis sits down with Emily Yoffe to discuss why opposing ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors was worth losing her job under New York attorney…
Emily Yoffe
28M
Arthur Brooks: Do GLP-1s Make Us Happy?
From weight-loss drugs to hair transplants, science offers faster ways to change how we look. But does removing struggle actually improve well-being?
Arthur Brooks
What I’ve Learned from Watching People Wait to Have Children
As doctors, we owe our patients the truth: You cannot defy biology.
Sarah Poggi
I’m Finally Practicing Medicine the Way It Should Be Done
A new model of medicine lets doctors, not insurers, decide on care.
Charlotte Grinberg, MD
Should We Legalize Assisted Suicide?
New York might legalize assisted suicide. Two medical ethicists, Lydia Dugdale and David Hoffman, face off over what’s at stake, autonomy, access, and…
Bari Weiss and Rafaela Siewert
1HR 29M
‘We’re All Just Winging It’: What the Gender Doctors Say in Private
In footage obtained exclusively by The Free Press, gender doctors acknowledge they perform life-altering procedures on vulnerable youth with no…
Leor Sapir
Letters to the Editor: The Fight over Conversion Therapy
‘We can’t stop conversion therapy. But we have to try,’ wrote River Page on Monday. Our readers continue the conversation.
The Free Press
Have American Institutions Become Overly Feminized?
Helen Andrews says that wokeness and cancel culture are a byproduct of ‘the great feminization.’ Is she right? Seven women discuss.
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