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The Free Press @thefp.com · 23m

An admitted serial killer spent years talking to a sympathetic psychologist. Her new HBO documentary is what happens when therapy culture is taken to its logical extreme.

The Serial Killer’s Apologist

An admitted serial killer spent years talking to a sympathetic psychologist. Her new HBO documentary is what happens when therapy culture is taken to its logical extreme.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1h

Anti-Mamdani leaders are organizing for a final push but are on the losing side of a rise by the Democratic Party's fringe, writes Olivia Reingold.

New York Power Brokers Try to Claw Back Clout Before It’s Too Late

Anti-Mamdani leaders are organizing for a final push but are on the losing side of a rise by the Democratic Party's fringe, writes Olivia Reingold.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 2h

By hosting America’s military and Hamas’s leadership, Doha thought it could play both sides. Israel’s strike shows that illusion is over.

Hamas Thought Qatar Was Safe. Israel Proved Otherwise.

By hosting America’s military and Hamas’s leadership, Doha thought it could play both sides. Israel’s strike shows that illusion is over.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 3h

Qatar's power thrived on contradictions: sheltering radicals while hosting allies, managing crises without resolving them. Israel has proved those contradictions unsustainable, writes Hussein Aboubakr Mansour for The Free Press.

Israel Shatters Qatar’s Politics of Ambiguity

Qatar's power thrived on contradictions: sheltering radicals while hosting allies, managing crises without resolving them. Israel has proved those contradictions unsustainable, writes Hussein Aboubakr Mansour for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 4h

Jerry Seinfeld on Zabar’s. Kat Rosenfield on Taylor Swift. Conversion therapy confusion. Greta Thunberg and Europe’s lost children. And much more.

NYPD Cops: ‘I Will Quit If Zohran Is Elected.’ Plus. . .

Jerry Seinfeld on Zabar’s. Kat Rosenfield on Taylor Swift. Conversion therapy confusion. Greta Thunberg and Europe’s lost children. And much more.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 5h

Canada prime minister Mark Carney’s high hopes are colliding with a shrinking economy, even though he deserves credit for taming the tariff storm and quelling all that 51st state hysteria, writes Rupa Subramanya in her “This Week in Canada” newsletter.

This Week in Canada: Carney’s First 100 Days

Canada prime minister Mark Carney’s high hopes are colliding with a shrinking economy, even though he deserves credit for taming the tariff storm and quelling all that 51st state hysteria, writes Rupa Subramanya in her “This Week in Canada” newsletter.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 6h

Armed with Ivy League diplomas and cultural capital but locked out of wealth and status, this disaffected class is fueling America’s new radicalism, writes Rob Henderson for The Free Press.

The Revolt of the Rich Kids

Armed with Ivy League diplomas and cultural capital but locked out of wealth and status, this disaffected class is fueling America’s new radicalism, writes Rob Henderson for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 7h

I spent half my life trying to beat alcoholism. AA didn’t save me. This did, writes Katie Herzog for The Free Press.

How I Drank My Way to Sobriety

I spent half my life trying to beat alcoholism. AA didn’t save me. This did, writes Katie Herzog for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 8h

Empire City was one of the most hyped podcasts of 2024, winning all kinds of awards. But to make its point—that the cops in New York are bad—it had to rely on slippery arguments, distorted facts, and twisted history.

An Anti-Cop Podcast Won Lots of Awards. Is Any of It True?

Empire City was one of the most hyped podcasts of 2024, winning all kinds of awards. But to make its point—that the cops in New York are bad—it had to rely on slippery arguments, distorted facts, and twisted history.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 9h

What made the president and his health chief’s comments on Autism and Tylenol such a disaster? Let me count the ways, writes Joe Nocera.

Trump and RFK’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Autism Press Conference

What made the president and his health chief’s comments on Autism and Tylenol such a disaster? Let me count the ways, writes Joe Nocera.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 10h

Even the Court isn’t quite certain what conversion therapy is: speech or conduct? writes Lisa Selin Davis for The Free Press.

Conversion Therapy Reaches the Supreme Court

Even the Court isn’t quite certain what conversion therapy is: speech or conduct? writes Lisa Selin Davis for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 11h

The decision by countries like the UK, France, and Canada to recognize ‘Palestine’ will only prolong the danger to Israel and the anguish of everyday Gazans, writes Mike Pompeo.

Mike Pompeo: There Is No Palestinian State to Recognize

The decision by countries like the UK, France, and Canada to recognize ‘Palestine’ will only prolong the danger to Israel and the anguish of everyday Gazans, writes Mike Pompeo.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 12h

Jerry Seinfeld, David Mamet, Richard Kind, Colin Quinn, and Leah McSweeney pay tribute to the store that Saul Zabar built.

‘Zabar’s Is a Monument to the Fact That Not Everything Disappears’

Jerry Seinfeld, David Mamet, Richard Kind, Colin Quinn, and Leah McSweeney pay tribute to the store that Saul Zabar built.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 13h

The secret of her stratospheric success is in her ability to make music out of misery. Now that she’s happy, she’s made a superficial album, writes Kat Rosenfield.

What Is Taylor Swift Without a Breakup?

The secret of her stratospheric success is in her ability to make music out of misery. Now that she’s happy, she’s made a superficial album, writes Kat Rosenfield.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 14h

Morale among New York City police is sagging, the number of officers has shrunk, and leading mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani now wants to slash their overtime, writes Olivia Reingold.

NYPD Cops: ‘I Will Quit If Zohran Is Elected’

Morale among New York City police is sagging, the number of officers has shrunk, and leading mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani now wants to slash their overtime, writes Olivia Reingold.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 15h

In Kamala Harris's new book, no one, not even her own husband, is spared—except herself, writes Oliver Wiseman.

Kamala Harris’s Burn Book

In Kamala Harris's new book, no one, not even her own husband, is spared—except herself, writes Oliver Wiseman.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 16h

My home country is the purest product of Europe’s postwar ideals: rich, safe, secular—and spiritually bankrupt, writes Annika Hernroth-Rothstein for The Free Press.

Greta Thunberg and Sweden’s Lost Children

My home country is the purest product of Europe’s postwar ideals: rich, safe, secular—and spiritually bankrupt, writes Annika Hernroth-Rothstein for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 17h

The president wants to stop talking about ‘how bad slavery was.’ But if we want to heal racial divisions, we need more facts—not fewer, writes Coleman Hughes for The Free Press.

The History of Slavery Should Not Be Partisan

The president wants to stop talking about ‘how bad slavery was.’ But if we want to heal racial divisions, we need more facts—not fewer, writes Coleman Hughes for The Free Press.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 18h

Trump’s new Rose Garden Club shows that even the presidency—the ultimate one-man club—is no longer exclusive enough, writes Sascha Seinfeld

Everything Is a Club. Including The White House.

Trump’s new Rose Garden Club shows that even the presidency—the ultimate one-man club—is no longer exclusive enough, writes Sascha Seinfeld

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 19h

In This Week in Canada, Hamas says, “Thank you, Canada,” for its recognition of Palestinian statehood, Chrystia Freeland fades away, and don’t try to sing “O Canada,” writes Rupa Subramanya.

This Week in Canada: Hamas Says, ‘Thank You, Canada’

In This Week in Canada, Hamas says, “Thank you, Canada,” for its recognition of Palestinian statehood, Chrystia Freeland fades away, and don’t try to sing “O Canada,” writes Rupa Subramanya.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 20h

Bromance might deliver a tariff deal between Canada and the U.S., arranged marriage is the newest economic indicator, and Toronto shows off taxpayer-subsidized resistance, writes Rupa Subramanya in her latest This Week in Canada newsletter.

This Week in Canada: Will Bromance Help Deliver a Tariff Deal?

Bromance might deliver a tariff deal between Canada and the U.S., arranged marriage is the newest economic indicator, and Toronto shows off taxpayer-subsidized resistance, writes Rupa Subramanya in her latest This Week in Canada newsletter.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 21h

Matt Continetti, Tyler Cowen, and River Page on what’s really bringing Washington to a halt.

What’s Really Behind the Government Shutdown?

Matt Continetti, Tyler Cowen, and River Page on what’s really bringing Washington to a halt.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 22h

Matthew Continetti asks: With both parties at loggerheads over modest emergency healthcare spending, what hope do we have of tackling our debt problem?

The Real Problem with the Government Shutdown

Matthew Continetti asks: With both parties at loggerheads over modest emergency healthcare spending, what hope do we have of tackling our debt problem?

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 23h

From Intel to mining, Trump is trying to control big American companies. It’s a recipe for disaster, writes Tyler Cowen.

Donald Trump’s Worst Idea

From Intel to mining, Trump is trying to control big American companies. It’s a recipe for disaster, writes Tyler Cowen.

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The Free Press @thefp.com · 1d

The government shutdown is a meme war, and the Democrats are losing, writes River Page.

The Shutdown Is a Meme War

The government shutdown is a meme war, and the Democrats are losing, writes River Page.

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