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Sending My Kid to Camp

‘What if they don’t like me?’ she asked me from the bus. All I could say is: ‘You’re going to be great. I love you.’

July 23, 2026

The Summer I Turned Patriot

Like many Europeans raised on a diet of American culture, I thought I understood the United States. My job as a camp counselor revealed why it is a…

July 1, 2026

The Free Press Summer Reading List

Abigail Shrier on Lena Dunham. Douglas Murray on a ‘masterpiece’ of a new novel. Aaron MacLean on a century of British grand strategy. And more!

June 19, 2026

I Gave My Kid a Screen-Free Summer—and You Can Too

After years of nightly fights over YouTube and Netflix with my 8-year-old daughter, I decided to hide every screen in our house for the summer. It…

May 29, 2026

Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD

Dan Crenshaw: Heartbreak and Heroism in Hill Country, Texas

Neighbors saved neighbors. That is the spirit of my home state. No flood can ever wash it away.

July 8, 2025

The Free Press Guide to Summer Reading

Abigail Shrier on Douglas Murray. Nellie Bowles on Jesus. Niall Ferguson on his favorite sci-fi novel. This is the ultimate Free Press reading list.

July 5, 2025

Isaac Grafstein

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