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Maduro Is Gone. The Mafia State Remains.
Venezuelan human rights leader Thor Halvorssen explains the high-stakes transition now unfolding after Maduro’s capture.
Coleman Hughes
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Will Cuba Be Next?
Venezuelan oil kept the lights on in Havana. Toppling the Maduro regime could have a domino effect.
Martin Gurri
Things Worth Remembering: Orwell Saw This Coming
Days after Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor, Orwell’s ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’ feels more relevant than ever.
Charles Lane
Total Boomer Luxury Communism Is Bankrupting America
If we don’t radically overhaul America’s entitlement regime, our entire nation will become a naturally occurring retirement community.
Russ Greene
The New ‘Animal Farm’ Movie Is Less Equal Than the Book
An animated adaptation drops the clear critique of Stalinism that makes George Orwell’s novella great.
Eli Lake
The Valley of Death: Why $100,000 Is the New Poverty
The poverty line, a six-decade-old benchmark, claims to define the threshold to the middle class. The number is a lie.
Michael W. Green
Why I Don’t Regret Leaving the Democratic Party
I grew up a Democrat and worked for its biggest progressive stars. Then I voted for Trump—and watched my community turn on me.
Evan Barker
Democratic Dissident John Fetterman
The Democratic senator weighs in on the government shutdown, Zohran Mamdani, socialism, Trump’s ICE raids, Nick Fuentes, and more.
Bari Weiss
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Peter Thiel Says Capitalism Is Failing the Young. Is He Right?
Our viral interview with Peter Thiel sparked a fierce debate among readers about debt, housing, culture, and why socialism suddenly looks appealing to…
The Free Press
Peter Thiel: Capitalism Isn’t Working for Young People
In a now-viral 2020 email, the Silicon Valley billionaire predicted the rise of socialism. Today he tells The Free Press how he knew.
Sean Fischer
Coleman Hughes: New York City’s Socialist Experiment Begins
The antidote to Marxism has always been experiencing Marxism. Today, the Big Apple becomes an unwitting test subject.
Coleman Hughes
What Can Mayor Mamdani Actually Do?
Unconstrained by the governor or city council, quite a lot.
Maya Sulkin and Tanner Nau
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