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The Free Press @thefp.com · 40m

On Yom Kippur, we ask how to live a meaningful life. A poem by Robert Frost offers a striking answer, writes Meir Soloveichik for The Free Press.

Things Worth Remembering: To Be Worthy of Standing Before God

On Yom Kippur, we ask how to live a meaningful life. A poem by Robert Frost offers a striking answer, writes Meir Soloveichik for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1h

In 1996, David Foster Wallace tried to explain how technology could destroy us. No one paid attention. But he was right, writes Ted Gioia for The Free Press.

Things Worth Remembering: How to Save All the Lonely People

In 1996, David Foster Wallace tried to explain how technology could destroy us. No one paid attention. But he was right, writes Ted Gioia for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 10h

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Spencer Cox and Bernie Sanders have both treated us like adults.

Peter Savodnik: Be a Leader

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, Spencer Cox and Bernie Sanders have both treated us like adults.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 12h

In the ’70s, my mother gave me a print that read: ‘A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.’ After 25 years of marriage, I couldn’t disagree more.

How I Became a Wife

In the ’70s, my mother gave me a print that read: ‘A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.’ After 25 years of marriage, I couldn’t disagree more.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 13h

In ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ her willingness to blow up her life was inspirational. In her new memoir, it’s terrifying, writes Kat Rosenfield.

Elizabeth Gilbert Is Not an Inspiration

In ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ her willingness to blow up her life was inspirational. In her new memoir, it’s terrifying, writes Kat Rosenfield.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 14h

An interview with the Venezuelan opposition leader. Plus: Was Trump snubbed?

María Corina Machado: The Woman Who Took on a Dictator—and Won the Nobel

An interview with the Venezuelan opposition leader. Plus: Was Trump snubbed?

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 15h

The Free Birth Society encourages women to have babies without medical assistance. Kara Kennedy reports on the movement some former members now call "a death cult."

When Freebirth Ends in Death

The Free Birth Society encourages women to have babies without medical assistance. Kara Kennedy reports on the movement some former members now call "a death cult."

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 16h

I’ve never been on a winning sports team. But I was a Chi Omega, and I imagine it’s the same, writes Suzy Weiss.

Long Live the Sorority Girl

I’ve never been on a winning sports team. But I was a Chi Omega, and I imagine it’s the same, writes Suzy Weiss.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 17h

The Venezuelan opposition leader knows there can be no peace without freedom.

María Corina Machado Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader knows there can be no peace without freedom.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 18h

María Corina Machado is a great champion of democracy. But that doesn’t mean Donald Trump deserved his Nobel snub, writes Batya Ungar-Sargon.

Why Trump Should Have Won the Nobel Peace Prize

María Corina Machado is a great champion of democracy. But that doesn’t mean Donald Trump deserved his Nobel snub, writes Batya Ungar-Sargon.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 19h

I was born into poverty, and I believed wealth meant happiness. But F. Scott Fitzgerald taught me that prosperity can destroy you.

Things Worth Remembering: Money Can Ruin Your Life

I was born into poverty, and I believed wealth meant happiness. But F. Scott Fitzgerald taught me that prosperity can destroy you.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 20h

By the time I was 13, all I wanted for my birthday was my own bookie.

Hi, My Name Is Allan, and I’m a Compulsive Gambler

By the time I was 13, all I wanted for my birthday was my own bookie.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 21h

If I’d come here to hear romantic platitudes about the past, I’d come to the wrong place.

What I Discovered Deep in the Canyons

If I’d come here to hear romantic platitudes about the past, I’d come to the wrong place.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 22h

This week in culture: Suzy Weiss covers Julia Roberts's new movie, whether Melania Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, and fiber becoming the new protein.

Second Thought: Julia Roberts’s #MeToo Movie Is Not Good

This week in culture: Suzy Weiss covers Julia Roberts's new movie, whether Melania Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, and fiber becoming the new protein.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 23h

We’ve abandoned the founding religious story that has sustained us for 1,500 years. The result is the greatest age of abundance we’ve ever known—and a complete lack of meaning, writes Paul Kingsnorth for The Free Press.

How the West Lost Its Soul

We’ve abandoned the founding religious story that has sustained us for 1,500 years. The result is the greatest age of abundance we’ve ever known—and a complete lack of meaning, writes Paul Kingsnorth for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

‘Socialism is the sexiest path to losing your freedom,’ Venezuela’s opposition leader tells Jonathan Jakubowicz.

The Woman Who Took on a Dictator—and Won a Nobel Peace Prize

‘Socialism is the sexiest path to losing your freedom,’ Venezuela’s opposition leader tells Jonathan Jakubowicz.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

The people don’t want the truth.

What the JFK Files Reveal

The people don’t want the truth.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

Dating isn’t working. Maybe it’s because it takes a village, writes Larissa Phillips.

Matchmake Your Single Friends—Today!

Dating isn’t working. Maybe it’s because it takes a village, writes Larissa Phillips.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

My students at UATX know they can disagree passionately with their classmates—a more meaningful definition of ‘safe space’ than what I encountered teaching in the Ivy League.

I’m a Liberal at a ‘Conservative’ University. How Did I End Up Here?

My students at UATX know they can disagree passionately with their classmates—a more meaningful definition of ‘safe space’ than what I encountered teaching in the Ivy League.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

In the glory days of magazines, journalists flew business class and contributors were sent flowers just for meeting a deadline. It was absurd.

The Luxurious Death Rattle of the Great American Magazine

In the glory days of magazines, journalists flew business class and contributors were sent flowers just for meeting a deadline. It was absurd.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

He died trying to promote open debate on college campuses, where some young people are now celebrating his assassination, write Maya Sulkin and Sean Fischer.

The Students Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Murder

He died trying to promote open debate on college campuses, where some young people are now celebrating his assassination, write Maya Sulkin and Sean Fischer.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

Charlie Kirk was murdered while practicing the very act that gave birth to this nation—and the only thing that will ensure its survival.

Je Suis Charlie

Charlie Kirk was murdered while practicing the very act that gave birth to this nation—and the only thing that will ensure its survival.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

Niall Ferguson on the future of war. Akhil Reed Amar on our need for a national narrative. Trump’s bombshell announcement on Tylenol and autism. And more.

Bari’s Picks of the Week: Genes, Drones, and More

Niall Ferguson on the future of war. Akhil Reed Amar on our need for a national narrative. Trump’s bombshell announcement on Tylenol and autism. And more.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

The indictment of the former FBI director is continuation of a cycle begun before the 2024 election. It was bad then. It’s bad now, writes Jed Rubenfeld for The Free Press.

James Comey’s Indictment—and the Danger of Political Prosecutions

The indictment of the former FBI director is continuation of a cycle begun before the 2024 election. It was bad then. It’s bad now, writes Jed Rubenfeld for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

Bari's picks of the week: A new Free Press podcast about great books. A peace deal in Gaza. The NYPD’s reaction to Mamdani. And much more.

Bari’s Picks of the Week: Make Reading Great Again

Bari's picks of the week: A new Free Press podcast about great books. A peace deal in Gaza. The NYPD’s reaction to Mamdani. And much more.

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