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Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press, host of the podcast Honestly, and editor-in-chief of CBS News. From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet magazine.
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Bari Weiss: Think for Yourself, Not by Yourself
The next chapter of The Free Press begins today.
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A Note from Bari on Honestly
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Bari Weiss: Our Expanding Newsroom
Two million Free Pressers. New columnists and editors. And a special sale to celebrate.
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What to Expect in 2026 with Niall Ferguson, John McWhorter, Dr. Mark Hyman, Leandra Medine Cohen, Suzy Weiss, and Sarah Isgur
What’s in store for 2026? We ask experts and friends of the pod.
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2HR 27M
The Birth of Christianity
Why the early Christians of the first few centuries are essential to understanding our world today.
Bari Weiss
1HR 6M
CBS News Presents: A Town Hall with Erika Kirk
I sat down with Erika Kirk to discuss the legacy of her late husband Charlie Kirk, rising political violence, faith, and mending America’s growing…
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50M
Bari’s Picks of the Week: Charlie Kirk’s Final Message
A wild story out of Canada, a debate over assisted suicide, the America at 250 newsletter arrives, and more.
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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
Bari’s Picks Of The Week: High Art, Tough Love, Good News
What gender doctors say in private. Michael Dell on his $6 billion donation to America’s youth. David Mamet on Tom Stoppard. And much more.
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Is Designing Babies Unethical—or a Moral Imperative?
We brought together a panel of experts—Jamie Metzl, Allyson Berent, O. Carter Snead, and Lydia Dugdale—to debate the ethics of editing embryos.
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1HR 22M
A Note from Bari—and Our Best Deal of the Year
Your support makes everything we do possible. This weekend, we’re offering 25 percent off.
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Bari’s Picks of the Week: Epstein, AI, and More
The war within the American right, the cancellation of a Broadway star, and much more of our best stuff from this week.
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