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Josh Code
Josh Code is an assistant editor at The Free Press. He previously wrote for The Palo Alto Weekly.
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Could Massachusetts Become the First State to Undo Legal Weed?
Marijuana opponents are racking up wins across the country—thanks in part to Kevin Sabet, the bipartisan adviser leading the charge.
Josh Code
Grass Sick: The Mysterious Marijuana Syndrome Filling Emergency Rooms
Nonstop vomiting, involuntary screaming, and the worst pain of their lives. The only way to stop the symptoms? Stop getting high.
Josh Code
Arrested Again—for Holding a Sign
The UK’s clampdown on free expression snags 75-year-old Rose Docherty—for the second time. Her alleged crime: offering to chat outside a hospital that…
Josh Code
A Muscle Man’s Message to America’s Lost Boys
‘I used to be a very, very scared guy,’ the novelist Jordan Castro tells The Free Press. Then he met a woman, started lifting, and found God.
Josh Code
The $100,000 Question: What’s Going On with H-1B Visas?
After panic over the new fee, the White House rushed to clarify the changes. Immigration start-up founder Minn Kim helps explain the fine print and the…
Josh Code
He’s Christian. In Nigeria, That Meant Torture and Prison.
More than 7,000 Nigerian Christians have been slaughtered by Islamists so far in 2025. We spoke to one of the survivors.
Josh Code
Understanding Tyler Robinson’s Motives
Andy Ngo breaks down what the messages on the alleged shooter’s bullet casings mean, why they matter, and how obscure internet culture played a role in…
Josh Code
Smells Like Green Spirit
New York City’s new eco-policy mixes food scraps with sewage and burns the result. It’s not what residents had in mind.
Josh Code
The Handsome Face of Terror Apologia
Hasan Piker has been called a ‘model for the future of progressive media.’ He also calls Jews ‘inbred,’ and says Zionists should be treated like…
Josh Code
Exclusive: Doctor Fired for Trans Surgery Comments Receives $1.6 Million Settlement
Allan Josephson faced career destruction after criticizing gender-affirming care for minors. Years later, he sees a cultural tide turning—and legal…
Josh Code
Exclusive: Inside the U.S. Mint’s Scramble to Conceal DEI Personnel
The bureau hid its five DEI staffers from Trump—and then covered their trail, a whistleblower tells The Free Press.
Josh Code
New York’s Vigil for That Terrorist—What’s His Name?
Dozens of New Yorkers turned out to pay homage to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Very few knew who he was.
Josh Code and Maya Sulkin
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