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The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling
Chapter 7: What If You're Wrong?
Host Megan Phelps-Roper asks J.K.

Raising Parents with Emily Oster
Ep 8: Should You Have Kids?
For most of human history, having kids wasn’t much of a choice.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Breaking History: The Invention That Changed Everything
How did air-conditioning became one of the most powerful invisible forces in modern life? Eli Lake investigates on this episode of Breaking History.

Conversations with Coleman
The Bipartisan Assault on Free Speech
Free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff has spent a lot of time worrying about the threat to free speech from the left. But now, he has to worry equally—if not more—about threats from the right.

Breaking History
The Invention That Changed Everything
How did air-conditioning become one of the most powerful invisible forces shaping modern life?

The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling
Chapter 7: What If You're Wrong?
Host Megan Phelps-Roper asks J.K.

Raising Parents with Emily Oster
Ep 8: Should You Have Kids?
For most of human history, having kids wasn’t much of a choice.

Honestly with Bari Weiss
Breaking History: The Invention That Changed Everything
How did air-conditioning became one of the most powerful invisible forces in modern life? Eli Lake investigates on this episode of Breaking History.

Conversations with Coleman
The Bipartisan Assault on Free Speech
Free speech advocate Greg Lukianoff has spent a lot of time worrying about the threat to free speech from the left. But now, he has to worry equally—if not more—about threats from the right.
Culture
Ben Meets America
Have San Francisco’s ‘Harm Reduction’ Tactics Worked?
We asked police, addicts, and residents to weigh in—while people appeared to overdose in front of our eyes.

Swing State Debates
Swing State Debates Episode Five: The Youth Vote in Michigan
While talking to Generation Z voters, I discovered a troubling consequence of our political divide: Liberal students are often barely familiar with the ideas they are against.

The Free Press Live
WATCH: Jonathan Mahler and Peter Savodnik on ‘The Gods of New York’
Four wild years in the 1980s completely remade NYC—and set the stage for Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise.

The Freedom Debates
Is Designing Babies Unethical—or a Moral Imperative?
Get your tickets now for our next live debate on September 10 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The America Debates
Our Next Live Debate: Should the U.S. Still Police the World?
Bret Stephens vs. Matt Taibbi October 9 in New York City. Plus: Watch this week’s debate on the economy now!

Hezbollah's Hostages
WATCH Hezbollah’s Hostages Season Finale: A World Without the Terror Group
History proves that tyranny can be overthrown. With Hezbollah now weakened, the brave dissidents of our series ask: How can we push for real political change?

FP Live
WATCH: Trump’s Takeover of D.C., with Jed Rubenfeld and Matthew Continetti
Is it legal? Is it necessary? What are the consequences?

FP in Israel
Bari Weiss meets Palestinians | FP in Israel
Earlier this year, Bari Weiss and a team of Free Press journalists visited Israel. The result was a series of films, podcasts, and written articles called “FP in Israel.”

Ben Meets America
Have San Francisco’s ‘Harm Reduction’ Tactics Worked?
We asked police, addicts, and residents to weigh in—while people appeared to overdose in front of our eyes.

Swing State Debates
Swing State Debates Episode Five: The Youth Vote in Michigan
While talking to Generation Z voters, I discovered a troubling consequence of our political divide: Liberal students are often barely familiar with the ideas they are against.

The Free Press Live
WATCH: Jonathan Mahler and Peter Savodnik on ‘The Gods of New York’
Four wild years in the 1980s completely remade NYC—and set the stage for Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise.

The Freedom Debates
Is Designing Babies Unethical—or a Moral Imperative?
Get your tickets now for our next live debate on September 10 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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