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Any revenge by the Trump administration against liberal foundations and other groups “is going to come back to haunt us,” Lawson Bader of DonorsTrust tells @gekaminsky.

Conservative Philanthropy CEO to Trump: Don’t Attack Liberal Nonprofits

Any revenge by the Trump administration against liberal foundations and other groups “is going to come back to haunt us,” Lawson Bader of DonorsTrust tells @gekaminsky.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1h

Moral courage is standing up to the people with whom you agree, on behalf of those with whom you disagree, writes Arthur Brooks for The Free Press.

Arthur Brooks: How to Heal Our Country? Love Your Enemies.

Moral courage is standing up to the people with whom you agree, on behalf of those with whom you disagree, writes Arthur Brooks for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 2h

Olivia Reingold on Zohran Mamdani’s trip to a Brooklyn synagogue. Do chatbots have speech rights? And much more.

A Transformed Middle East. Plus. . .

Olivia Reingold on Zohran Mamdani’s trip to a Brooklyn synagogue. Do chatbots have speech rights? And much more.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 3h

Who should we let into America? People from two of our enemy countries, writes Tyler Cowen.

The Real Debate About Immigration Isn’t How Many. It’s Who.

Who should we let into America? People from two of our enemy countries, writes Tyler Cowen.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 4h

In a conversation with Bari Weiss, Dr. Vinay Prasad says he does not believe vaccines cause autism. But ‘I think the scientific establishment blindly defending the U.S. vaccine schedule is incorrect.’

Trump’s Vaccine Chief on Childhood Vaccinations

In a conversation with Bari Weiss, Dr. Vinay Prasad says he does not believe vaccines cause autism. But ‘I think the scientific establishment blindly defending the U.S. vaccine schedule is incorrect.’

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 5h

The expert class believed that peace depended on pressuring Israel and appeasing its enemies. Trump and his allies succeeded by rejecting that myth, writes Michael Oren.

How Three Real-Estate Moguls Ended the War in Gaza

The expert class believed that peace depended on pressuring Israel and appeasing its enemies. Trump and his allies succeeded by rejecting that myth, writes Michael Oren.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 6h

Rejecting appeasement, the Trump team delivered results through pressure, principle, and timing.

Donald Trump Gave War a Chance—and It Worked

Rejecting appeasement, the Trump team delivered results through pressure, principle, and timing.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 7h

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s phone started ringing the moment that New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the race on Sunday. But with five weeks left, time is running out, writes Olivia Reingold.

Eric Adams Gives Cuomo One Last Chance Against Mamdani

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s phone started ringing the moment that New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the race on Sunday. But with five weeks left, time is running out, writes Olivia Reingold.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 8h

Curtis Sliwa can save New York by dropping out of the mayoral race right now, argues Will Rahn.

Curtis Sliwa Can Save New York

Curtis Sliwa can save New York by dropping out of the mayoral race right now, argues Will Rahn.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 9h

For the ‘ceasefire now’ crowd, the end of the fighting in Gaza has been a bit of a drag, writes Eli Lake

The Hostages Return Home and the Lies Fall Apart

For the ‘ceasefire now’ crowd, the end of the fighting in Gaza has been a bit of a drag, writes Eli Lake

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 11h

His Middle East policy defied every rule of diplomacy. It also produced results we haven’t seen in decades, writes Victor Davis Hanson for The Free Press.

Trump’s 10 Moves That Changed the Middle East

His Middle East policy defied every rule of diplomacy. It also produced results we haven’t seen in decades, writes Victor Davis Hanson for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 12h

Jed Rubenfeld breaks down both cases.

Is Trump Outside of the Law on the National Guard and Letitia James?

Jed Rubenfeld breaks down both cases.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 12h

Zohran Mamdani’s visit to a progressive synagogue in Brooklyn showed how the front-runner for New York City mayor is putting a softer spin on his anti-Israel past—and dividing the congregation, writes Olivia Reingold.

Zohran Mamdani Meets the Jews of Park Slope

Zohran Mamdani’s visit to a progressive synagogue in Brooklyn showed how the front-runner for New York City mayor is putting a softer spin on his anti-Israel past—and dividing the congregation, writes Olivia Reingold.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 13h

The First Amendment wasn’t written for chatbots, but it soon might have to extend to them, writes Tyler Cowen for The Free Press.

Do AI Models Have First Amendment Rights?

The First Amendment wasn’t written for chatbots, but it soon might have to extend to them, writes Tyler Cowen for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 15h

Matthew Continetti, Amit Segal, Michael Oren, and others on how to understand this extraordinary moment in the Middle East.

The Return of the Hostages—and the Future of the Middle East

Matthew Continetti, Amit Segal, Michael Oren, and others on how to understand this extraordinary moment in the Middle East.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 16h

Trump and Netanyahu just rewrote the rules of Middle Eastern diplomacy. But what kind of peace will this be? writes Amit Segal for The Free Press.

The Middle East’s Morning After

Trump and Netanyahu just rewrote the rules of Middle Eastern diplomacy. But what kind of peace will this be? writes Amit Segal for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 16h

President Trump has triumphed in the Middle East by flipping the script in the most Trumpian way imaginable, argues Matthew Continetti.

Trump Deserves His Middle East Victory Lap

President Trump has triumphed in the Middle East by flipping the script in the most Trumpian way imaginable, argues Matthew Continetti.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 20h

We need maximal tolerance for speech; zero tolerance for force, writes Greg Lukianoff.

Bury the “Words Are Violence” Cliché

We need maximal tolerance for speech; zero tolerance for force, writes Greg Lukianoff.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 21h

Nonviolence is not the default instinct of human beings. Yet as Martin Luther King Jr. showed, it has a far better chance of changing minds than political violence.

Coleman Hughes: Demand Nonviolence

Nonviolence is not the default instinct of human beings. Yet as Martin Luther King Jr. showed, it has a far better chance of changing minds than political violence.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 21h

Coleman Hughes, Abigail Shrier, Sam Harris, Mary Katharine Ham, Yuval Levin, and others on how to bring America back from the brink.

Repairing America in the Age of Political Violence

Coleman Hughes, Abigail Shrier, Sam Harris, Mary Katharine Ham, Yuval Levin, and others on how to bring America back from the brink.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

Woody Allen on Diane Keaton. An exclusive interview with Nobel winner María Corina Machado. And much more.

They Brought Them Home. Plus. . .

Woody Allen on Diane Keaton. An exclusive interview with Nobel winner María Corina Machado. And much more.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

For two dark and often hopeless years, Israelis rallied to keep the hostages in the headlines. It worked, writes Matti Friedman.

‘Bring Them Home’: The Call Finally Being Answered

For two dark and often hopeless years, Israelis rallied to keep the hostages in the headlines. It worked, writes Matti Friedman.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

From the possibility of the death penalty for Charlie Kirk’'s assassin to firing those who celebrated the death of the conservative activist, our legal columnist Jed Rubenfeld answers some important questions.

Jed Rubenfeld: Three Legal Questions About Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

From the possibility of the death penalty for Charlie Kirk’'s assassin to firing those who celebrated the death of the conservative activist, our legal columnist Jed Rubenfeld answers some important questions.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

Trump has a 21-point peace plan for Gaza. But international guarantees and humanitarian aid won’t matter if Hamas refuses to play by the rules, writes Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States.

Trump Has a 21-Point Peace Plan for Gaza. Can It Work?

Trump has a 21-point peace plan for Gaza. But international guarantees and humanitarian aid won’t matter if Hamas refuses to play by the rules, writes Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

The New York senator’s attempt to show a spine could leave Democrats responsible for a shutdown—and voters wondering who’s really in charge.

Chuck Schumer and the Cost of Appearing Tough

The New York senator’s attempt to show a spine could leave Democrats responsible for a shutdown—and voters wondering who’s really in charge.

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