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Rafaela Siewert
Rafaela Siewert is the executive producer of Honestly. Before The Free Press, she was a producer at Vox Media-New York magazine, the Council on Foreign Relations, and for a variety of independent video journalists.
rafaela@thefp.com
Are the Wildfires Really Canada’s Fault?
It’s easy to blame Canada for the smoke choking the U.S. The real problem, one expert says, is that ‘there’s not enough water and air transport to put…
Rafaela Siewert
You Get Testosterone! You Get Testosterone!
Secretary Hegseth plans to screen soldiers over 30 for testosterone to keep them on the ‘leading edge of lethality.’ Doctors have doubts.
Rafaela Siewert
Niall Ferguson: Can Iran Hold the Strait of Hormuz Hostage Forever?
This is ‘Schrodinger's ceasefire, which was simultaneously a ceasefire and not a ceasefire.’
Rafaela Siewert
32M
WATCH: Mamdani’s Allies Just Swept New York. What Comes Next?
Douglas Murray, Mark Halperin, and Reihan Salam unpack the socialist sweep in New York City’s primary elections last night—and what comes next.
Rafaela Siewert
56M
Trump Blinks First in Iran, with Haviv Rettig Gur
What’s in Trump’s deal? Does it give away too much? Could it be worse than the Obama-Iran deal?
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 8M
I’m Jewish. Can I Still Be a Democrat?
Jewish Americans’ century-long marriage to the left is fracturing. What does that mean for Jews, and for the Democratic Party?
Rafaela Siewert
48M
Karim Sadjadpour: A Strategic Defeat for Trump
As the U.S. races for an Iran deal, is it negotiating from strength or weakness?
Rafaela Siewert
34M
Has the U.S. Lost the Iran War?
The U.S. public is fed up with the war. Can America actually get a good deal, or is it already too entangled to leave?
Rafaela Siewert
39M
The West Is on a Suicide Mission
Gad Saad knows the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Here’s what we can do about it.
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 13M
The Battle over Hormuz, the UAE, and Why Hamas and Hezbollah Endure
Also: Settler violence in the West Bank, Trump’s ‘Project Freedom,’ UAE leaving OPEC, and Francesca Albanese on Vogue
Rafaela Siewert
57M
Her Son Was Kidnapped and Killed by Hamas. This Is Her Story.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s son was abducted by Hamas, held for 328 days, and then killed. She is thankful she had the chance to fight for him.
Rafaela Siewert
47M
A Conversation with Crypto Billionaire CZ—the Richest Former Inmate in U.S. History
CZ on the DOJ case against Binance, his time in jail, his pardon, illegal activity in crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried, and where the industry goes next.
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 6M
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