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Will Rahn

Will Rahn is a senior editor and writer for The Free Press. Previously, he was the politics editor for Yahoo! News and the Washington bureau chief for The Daily Beast.

Marry a Woman Smarter Than You
The straight male case for Taylor Swift.
Will Rahn
TGIF: Skipping Town
Meet me at the First Lady Melania Trump Opera House. Epstein-induced infighting. The MAGA-Murdoch divorce. Hunter Biden’s sequel. Stephen Colbert’s…
Will Rahn
It’s a Fascist! It’s a Communist! No, It’s Superman!
James Gunn’s blockbuster is America’s favorite Rorschach test. What do you see?
Will Rahn
Only Eric Adams Can Stop Mamdani
Gaffe-prone. Goofy. Quite possibly a grifter. Eric Adams is still New York’s best hope of avoiding Mayor Mamdani.
Will Rahn
WATCH: Who Can Beat Zohran?
Reihan Salam and Will Rahn discuss how Zohran Mamdani won, what comes next, and if NYC will become a socialist city.
Will Rahn
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TGIF: The People’s Republic of Manhattan
Queens is the new Virginia, Mexico is the new Iran, robots are the new freshmen, and Jonathan A.C. Brown is the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of…
Will Rahn
What Will It Take for New York to Elect a Republican?
Think Zohran Mamdani’s rise gives New York Republicans a shot at Gracie Mansion? Think again.
Will Rahn
The Straight-Male Case for ‘Sex and the City’
I couldn’t help but wonder: Is Carrie Bradshaw the answer to the male-loneliness epidemic?
Will Rahn
Martin Gurri: When Americans Gave Up Their Freedoms. Plus. . .
Why Congress won’t block the tariffs. Is it time to buy gold? Open antisemitism at Princeton. And more.
Will Rahn
Fight Club: Does Baseball Suck?
Is the sport still a national treasure, or has it gone the way of rotary phones and dial-up internet? Batter up.
Joe Nocera and Will Rahn
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