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Maya Sulkin
Maya Sulkin is a reporter and host for The Free Press, covering politics, technology, education, Gen Z, and culture. Before that, she served as the company's Chief of Staff.
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Elise Stefanik on the ‘Rotten’ Ivy League, Mayor Mamdani, and Why She’s Leaving Congress
As she plans her departure, Rep. Stefanik reflects on rifts over antisemitism, what she predicts is a coming ‘decline’ in New York, and what she sees as…
Maya Sulkin
43M
‘This Should Be a Nightly Occurrence’: How Social Media Users Cheered the Attacks on Sam Altman
The OpenAI CEO’s home was targeted twice in one weekend. The internet wants more.
Maya Sulkin
Confessions of a Former Scientologist
Born into Scientology, Claire Headley spent decades rising to its highest ranks—until she realized everything she had been taught was wrong. This is how…
Maya Sulkin
1HR 47M
Can Man-Made Eggs Be the Future of Fertility?
A hedge-fund manager and a Harvard biologist are betting that stem cell–derived eggs will transform how humans reproduce.
Maya Sulkin
The Ruling That Could Change Social Media
Tobacco companies maximized their products’ addictiveness. Now a jury has agreed that social media companies do the same.
Maya Sulkin and Frannie Block
Two Drinks with . . . Bridgit Mendler, the Disney Star Turned Space Founder
While jumping from Disney star to tech CEO is unusual, Bridgit Mendler insists that she’s been doing the same thing her whole life: seeking the truth.
Maya Sulkin
Iranians Use an App to Map Military Bases and Missile Sites—and So Does Israel
Israeli intelligence officials analyze—and sometimes act on—data posted by Iranian civilians who want to see the regime destroyed.
Maya Sulkin and Tanya Lukyanova
Confessions of a Former Marijuana Evangelist
Neal Pollack spent most of his adulthood promoting weed’s cultural and legal adoption. Now he says it was ruining his life. This is how he changed his…
Maya Sulkin
32M
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Holocaust 2.0’ Threat Sent to Stanford Chabad House
Several hateful messages have been sent to Stanford Jews from the same email address, culminating in a warning hours before Purim festivities.
Olivia Reingold and Maya Sulkin
The Posthumous Makeover of Ali Khamenei
While Iranians danced in the streets, major Western outlets dressed up Ayatollah Khamenei as a statesman instead of what he was: the architect of…
Maya Sulkin
How Instagram Broke Its Promise to Protect Teens
Newly unsealed court documents show Meta executives scrambling to save face: ‘We’re exposed with nowhere to hide.’
Frannie Block and Maya Sulkin
EXCLUSIVE: The First Antisemitism Lawsuit Against a U.S. State
The filing claims Jewish children across California are bullied by peers, targeted by teachers, and taught curricula that portrays them as…
Maya Sulkin and Frannie Block
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