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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is an editor and writer for The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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How Much Can Trump Change with the Stroke of His Pen?
Jed Rubenfeld separates hype from reality on Trump’s executive orders.
Oliver Wiseman
Trump’s Back. What Now?
Pardons, parties, the Panama Canal—and much, much more from Inauguration Day.
Oliver Wiseman
Trump’s Back. What Now?
In his inaugural address, the president’s proposals were a mix of the serious and the strange.
Oliver Wiseman
Best of The Free Press: Don’t Lie
Oliver Wiseman reflects on one clear—and crucial—lesson of this turbulent political year.
Oliver Wiseman
Christmas in the Gulag. Trudeau in Trouble. How the Drone Theories Stack Up. Plus. . .
Can we trust Syria’s new leaders? We ask their former detainee. And much more.
Oliver Wiseman
‘Polio Ravaged My Family.’ Political Violence Is Back. Plus. . .
Caitlin Clark’s greatness, why Georgians have taken to the streets, and much more.
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Inside Assad’s ‘Human Slaughterhouse.’ Plus. . .
Syria’s Christians fear what comes next.
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Meet Kemi Badenoch, New Tory Leader and Would-Be Thatcher. Plus. . .
What the new leader of Britain’s Tories is willing to die for. Plus: Merkel’s disastrous legacy, and what does sleeping with 100 men in one day do to…
Oliver Wiseman
After Assad
Simon Sebag Montefiore on what’s next in Syria. Plus: Eli Lake on the problem with preemptive pardons, our next live event, and much more.
Oliver Wiseman
Is WWIII Already Underway? Is Hegseth Toast? Plus. . .
Russian draft dodgers in Bali, young Canadians swing right, Ryan Holiday on Honestly, and more.
Oliver Wiseman
Biden’s Hunter Hypocrisy, What’s Happening in Syria, and More
Eli Lake on presidential double standards. Haviv Rettig Gur on a region on a knife edge. Plus: How to quit your smartphone.
Oliver Wiseman
Can RFK Jr. Make America Healthy Again?
Vinay Prasad’s litmus test for the HHS pick’s ideas. Plus: Catherine Herridge fights for press freedom, the future of the right, and more.
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