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The White Man Who Pretended to Be Black to Get Published
A young poet pretended to be ‘a gender-fluid member of the Nigerian diaspora,’ and wrote intentionally bad poems. He says he got 47 of them published.
River Page
Progressives Against Progress
Whether it’s on identity, economics, or merit, the American left is no longer committed to progress. Can it return to the universal values on which it…
Ruy Teixeira
Only Eric Adams Can Stop Mamdani
Gaffe-prone. Goofy. Quite possibly a grifter. Eric Adams is still New York’s best hope of avoiding Mayor Mamdani.
Will Rahn
He Was Falsely Accused of ‘Blackface.’ It Derailed His Life.
A California high school student’s life was forever changed when a picture of him wearing an acne mask went viral for all the wrong reasons. Five years…
Frannie Block
The Revisionist History of Pride Month
We have gay rights because thousands of ordinary people were brave enough to live openly, not because a trans woman of color threw a brick at a bar.
River Page
Coleman Hughes: What American Students Aren’t Taught About Slavery
The Kentucky Derby, capitalism, Excel spreadsheets, gynecology, tipping, Jack Daniel’s whiskey, Brooks Brothers: All of these and more are accused of…
Coleman Hughes
Reading, Writing, and Racism: The Three R’s of Philly Public Schools
A history and social studies curriculum asks students to ‘replace’ the national anthem after ‘critically examining race and racism.’
Frannie Block
A New Free Press Podcast That Will Change How You Think
Introducing Conversations with Coleman Hughes.
Bari Weiss
Rod Dreher: The Radical Right Is Coming for Your Sons
It is easy to denounce our political enemies. It is much harder to do when our friends and allies embrace wicked ideas.
Rod Dreher
She Called a Kid the N-Word. The Far-Right Is Making Her Rich.
The excesses of the woke era created a backlash so intense that the right now celebrates racism.
River Page
Trump Admin Launches Civil Rights Investigation Into School District at the Heart of Free Press Story
I spent months reporting on a school that accused middle schoolers of a hate crime. Now the district is subject to a civil rights investigation.
Frannie Block
Exclusive: Trump Administration Freezes $2.7 Billion in ‘Digital Equity’ Grants
Biden-era funding is under investigation for possible race-based discrimination by the federal government.
Gabe Kaminsky
How One Town Turned a Child’s ‘Cry for Help’ Into a Hate Crime
After three nooses were found in a bush in Evanston, Illinois, two children were vilified as racist. A family was driven out of their home. Now, over…
Frannie Block
What DEI Isn’t
Any minority with a job.
River Page
BLM Collected Over $90 Million in Donations. Where Did It Go?
As its leaders spent the money on tailored suits, birthday parties, and ‘big ass’ mansions, almost none of it went to the cause.
Sean Patrick Cooper
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