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MAGA and Marijuana Might Become Best Buds
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- MAGA and Marijuana Might Become Best Buds
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The president doesn’t smoke or drink—but is open to loosening federal cannabis rules. “It’s good politics,” a White House official tells Gabe Kaminsky and Tanner Nau.
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- Three Rules for a Good Diet
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Men and Women Are Different.
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Not Everyone Is the Same. That's Okay.
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Dr. Mike Israetel: The Uncomfortable Truth About Human Nature
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- 1:04:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Dr. Mike Israetel is a bodybuilder and scientist who believes reading is as important as a gym session. Steven Pinker’s "The Blank Slate" changed his life. In this episode, Israetel joins Shilo Brooks to discuss how this explosive book on genetics, human nature, and the myth of infinite potential turned his own outlook (and coaching style) upside down, inspiring humility, killing illusions, and sharpening his science-first approach to diet and training. And he explains why athletes need to stop dreaming of becoming LeBron James and start maximizing the hand they’re dealt.
Old School is proudly brought to you by the Jack Miller Center. If you believe in the importance of civic education and want to help prepare the next generation to carry on our democracy, join us at JackMillerCenter.org.
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- Hamas Violently Reasserts Control Over Gaza Strip
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- 4:08
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Amid the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, with Israeli troops withdrawn from parts of Gaza, Hamas has moved swiftly to reassert control over the Strip the only way it knows how: through brute force.
Through our partnership with Center for Peace Communications, we obtained exclusive testimony from Gaza residents who witnessed Hamas-perpetrated atrocities in recent days.
Video by Tanya Lukyanova
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- Hamas Carries Out Public Executions in Gaza City’
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On Monday—just hours after the last living hostage was returned home, and as the ink was still drying on a peace deal with Israel—Hamas carried out mass public executions in Gaza City’s main square, in full view of the public.
The terror group claimed the killings targeted “criminals and collaborators with Israel.”
Video by Tanya Lukyanova in partnership with Center for Peace Communications.
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- Dedicating Her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado explains why she dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump: “He deserves it… He’s the main supporter of this fight against this narcoterrorist cartel [running Venezuela]... I believe the Venezuelan people share my position heartfully.”
Watch the full interview with Bari Weiss: https://thefp.pub/493lztE
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- Parents of Deceased Hostage: Today Is a Day for Hope
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Jon Polin, father of deceased hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin: Today is a day for hope.
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- Why Is Greta Thunberg Silent on Peace Deal?
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Why are figures like Greta Thunberg—who have been demanding a ceasefire for years—silent now that a deal has been reached?
Haviv Rettig Gur: The idea that Israel and Israelis would only be satisfied by the complete genocide of Palestinians “has taken over the moral imagination of the Western left.”
“They need all the bombings to begin again because if the bombings don’t begin again, they were wrong on the fundamental article of the great morality play. And it’s weird watching these people be so traumatized by the possibility that this war is—maybe—actually over.”
Watch the full livestream: https://thefp.pub/3L9f4eP
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- The Israeli Hostages are Home
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- After two years in captivity, the hostages are home.
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- The Hostages Come Home | Haviv Rettig Gur, Michael Oren & More
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- 2:09:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On Thursday, Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan. Hamas has agreed to release all remaining hostages, both alive and dead. The release could begin as early as Sunday evening.
In exchange, Israel will release around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including hundreds serving life sentences, and the Israel Defense Forces has completed its initial partial withdrawal in Gaza.
The deal marks a historic moment after over two years of war—for the families who have fought tirelessly to bring their loved ones home, for the hostages who have endured months of starvation and abuse, and for the Gazan civilians who have been living under two years of relentless war.
Still, critical questions remain: What happens next? Will Hamas agree to disarm and relinquish control of Gaza in phase two and allow Gaza to be rebuilt?
Early signs suggest otherwise. Over the weekend, Hamas reportedly began to...
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- María Corina Machado’s Fight to Free Venezuela | Bari Weiss
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- 48:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Congratulations are not usually in order for someone who has been forced into hiding, someone whose children are scattered across continents for their safety, someone whose supporters are sitting in prison cells for the crime of believing in democracy.
But my guest today, María Corina Machado, just won the Nobel Peace Prize—joining the ranks of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Dalai Lama, to name a few.
On Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded their 2025 Peace Price to the Venezuelan opposition leader for her tireless work “promoting democratic rights,” describing her as “a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” She is Venezuela’s first-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Machado’s story, as Jonathan Jakubowicz wrote in The Free Press, “is a political thriller come to life. A 58-year old industrial engineer and former member of parliament, she spent two decades as the most rel...
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- The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner is María Corina Machado
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Today, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. At the same time, she remains in hiding—deep inside Venezuela.
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- TGIF! Gaza Ceasefire, Katie Porter Meltdown, & More | Nellie Bowles, Will Rahn
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- 57:47
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Welcome to TGIF LIVE.
Your TGIF queen, Nellie Bowles, is speaking to The FP’s Will Rahn on all the latest from this week: Trump’s ceasefire deal in Gaza, Katie Porter’s meltdown on CBS, the Palisades fire arson, and so much more.
Get TGIF straight to your inbox every week. Subscribe to The Free Press today.
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- Love & Marriage: What Went Wrong? | Abigail Shrier, Suzy Weiss, and Larissa Phillips
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- 44:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Young people are lonelier than ever. According to an APA poll, 30 percent of 18-34-year-olds feel lonely every day or several times a week. Less than half of American households are headed by married couples, down from nearly 80 percent in 1949. Birth rates are cratering: We’re below replacement rate. And despite all the therapy—and we’re more therapized than ever—we are sad. Over 60 million Americans experienced mental illness in 2024, according to Mental Health America.
To get into all of the above, Suzy Weiss is sitting down with two FP writers—in fact, two of the most beloved women in the FP universe—who've been thinking deeply about these topics for many years.
Larissa Phillips is a writer who left the city to live on a farm with her family in upstate New YorkNY. She also founded the Volunteer Literacy Project, which teaches adults to read. Larissa has written for us on marriage, deciding to hang her American flag, being a wife, and killing ...
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- The Old Man and The Sea
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Steven Rinella: How Nature Heals
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- MeatEaters's Steven Rinella: The Meaning Crisis
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Meateater's Steven Rinella stops by Old School with Shilo Brooks.
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- Hamas Agrees to Release All of the Hostages
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Yesterday, Hamas agreed to release all of the hostages. This is a historic moment. Rafaela Siewert reports on what the peace deal entails and what comes next.
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- Steve Rinella: What the Wilderness Can Teach Young Men | Old School with Shilo Brooks
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- 1:04:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Few people have turned a love of the wild into a cultural force quite like Steve Rinella, the outdoorsman and author behind the MeatEater empire. Jim Harrison’s "Wolf," published in 1971, changed Rinella’s life. In this episode, Rinella sits down with Shilo Brooks to discuss this stream-of-consciousness novel replete with chaos and male angst. He reflects on growing up in rural Michigan and seeing himself in Harrison’s protagonist—a bitter, damaged, self-destructive young man on a quest for meaning in the wilderness. Rinella lays bare the novel’s darker undercurrents and why it has appeal for young men lacking purpose.
Old School is proudly brought to you by the Jack Miller Center. If you believe in the importance of civic education and want to help prepare the next generation to carry on our democracy, join us at JackMillerCenter.org.
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- Lessons in Grit from The Old Man and the Sea | Admiral James Stavridis
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- 56:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Admiral James Stavridis once commanded fleets as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Now he commands a collection of 5,000 rare books. Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea changed Stavridis’ life. In this episode, the admiral sits down with Shilo Brooks to discuss the themes of hardship, pride, and resilience that appear in Santiago’s epic struggle at sea. Stavridis, who stuck out in the military for his love of books, and stuck out as a law school dean for his love of the military, explains how reading books has made him a more effective leader.
Old School is proudly brought to you by the Jack Miller Center. If you believe in the importance of civic education and want to help prepare the next generation to carry on our democracy, join us at JackMillerCenter.org.
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- Old School With Shilo Brooks. Coming Tomorrow.
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Fewer of us than ever are reading books for pleasure. Shilo Brooks is on a mission to change that. Old School is a new podcast from The Free Press about great books and how reading them can make us stronger, better men. The show features intimate conversations with fascinating men—from fitness gurus to philosophers—about the books that shaped their lives. New episodes out every Thursday.
Read with us: https://bookshop.org/lists/old-school-with-shilo-brooks
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- The Life of a Happy Girl
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- “Very much evident between the lines of this latest album, is that what is good for a person—a fulfilling, loving, stable relationship—is thin gruel for a poet.”
Kat Rosenfield reviews Taylor Swift’s new album.
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- Old School with Shilo Brooks Premieres 10/9.
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- If you can’t sit down and finish a book, you’re weak.
Old School premieres tomorrow, 10/9.
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- Can Anyone Stop Mamdani Before November?
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- 58:32
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- We’re officially less than a month out from Election Day in New York City, and we’ve got three men left in the race for mayor: Republican Curtis Sliwa, who unsuccessfully ran four years ago; former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary and is now running as an independent; and Zohran Mamdani, the presumptive winner, a young Democratic Socialist who upset the establishment to clinch the Dem nomination.
Here today to discuss the race, the latest in polling, and what Mayor Mamdani might mean for New York City and the country, Olly Wiseman speaks with Free Press reporter Olivia Reingold and 2Way Editor-in-Chief Mark Halperin.
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- October 7 and Our Changed World | Niall Ferguson & Bari Weiss
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- 1:08:30
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Think for yourself. Subscribe to The Free Press today: https://thefp.pub/4eEDisl
Two years ago today, Hamas slaughtered some 1,200 Israelis—and took another 250 hostage.
It was the single worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. It was the beginning of a war between Israel and Iran. It was also a litmus test for the civilized world—one that too many have failed.
As peace negotiations continue in Egypt, there is nobody better suited to make sense of this moment—the lessons learned, America’s role in the war, and the changing global order—than Niall Ferguson.
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, join Niall and Bari Weiss for a live conversation on our post–October 7 world.
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- He survived 491 days in Hamas captivity.
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Eli Sharabi’s wife and children were killed on October 7. He survived 491 days in Hamas captivity. Today on Honestly, he tells his story.
Watch now at TheFP.com.
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- He Spent 491 Days as a Hamas Hostage. This Is How He Survived.
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- 1:33:18
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Think for yourself. Subscribe to The Free Press today: https://thefp.pub/3DmLpLi
Two years ago today, five terrorists broke into Eli Sharabi’s safe room on Kibbutz Be’eri. He had been sheltered there for hours with his wife, Lianne, and teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel, reading horrific texts flooding in from neighbors and hoping somehow his family would be spared.
They were not. The terrorists shot and killed their dog, then dragged Eli away, leaving his family behind. As they pulled him out the door, he looked back and shouted: “I’ll come back!”
After 491 days in Hamas captivity, Eli did come back. He survived—with most of his time buried deep underground, shackled, starved, subjected to constant humiliation, and psychological and physical torture—all because he believed he would one day be reunited with his wife and daughters. That belief kept him alive.
But when he was released on February 8 under a ceasefire agree...
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- The Free Press Is Joining Paramount.
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- 9:05
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Free Press uncovered an America hiding in plain sight. People who want to be surprised. People who want to learn. People who are open to changing their minds in the face of new facts. People who believe that curiosity is a virtue and who crave common sense in a world that feels upside down. People who resist the warmth of political tribalism even as they seek community with one another. People who want logic and wit, not conspiracy theories and demoralization.
Most of all, Free Pressers are people who want to face the truth. Because we understand that knowing it is the only way to improve lives—our own and those of our fellow citizens.
Being almost entirely a subscription business has kept us honest. We publish stories, we get subscribers. We build trust, we get subscribers. Story by story, hire by hire, that’s what we did.
I won’t list the news this team has broken, the brilliant pieces by our writers that made sense of a roiling and co...
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- Peace in Gaza?!
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- 1:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Is Hamas about to release the remaining Israeli hostages as part of Trump's peace plan for Gaza?
Rafaela Siewert on everything you need to know about the developing situation.
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- The Beginning of the End for Hamas?
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- 2:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- As anti-Hamas militias rise up in Gaza—and Hamas apparently agrees to Trump’s peace plan—are we witnessing the beginning of the end of this terrorist regime?
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- UK Woman Arrested for Praying
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The UK’s clampdown on free expression snags 75-year-old Rose Docherty—for the second time. Her alleged crime: offering to chat outside a hospital that performs abortions.
https://www.thefp.com/p/arrested-againfor-holding-a-sign?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=video&utm_content=article
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- Trump Unveils 20-Point "New Gaza" Plan
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On Monday, Trump unveiled an unprecedented 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza and transform the Middle East.
Here’s what you need to know about what he’s calling “New Gaza.”
Watch the full conversation at TheFP.com.
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- When Freebirth Ends in Death
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- 2:01
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Free Birth Society encourages women to have babies without medical assistance. The Free Press investigates why some former members now say it is a cult. Read her piece at the FP.com.
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- Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: Everything You Need to Know
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- 1:07:05
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Yesterday at the White House, President Trump and Israeli prime minister Netanyahu announced that they had reached an agreement on a 20-point peace plan for Gaza put forth by the U.S. An official has said that Hamas is now reviewing that plan.
To discuss this development, Rafaela Siewert is joined by Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council who is also from Gaza, along with Michael Oren, the former Israeli ambassador to the United States.
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- Comey, Government Shutdown, Charlie Kirk Fallout & More | Mark Halperin
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- 50:23
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Think for yourself. Subscribe to The Free Press today: https://thefp.pub/3DmLpLi
This afternoon Mark Halperin, Joe Nocera, and I joined the Free Press livestream to chat about the latest in American politics.
Top of mind was electoral politics after the news yesterday that incumbent New York City mayor Eric Adams would be suspending his reelection campaign. We talked about what this means for the New York race and what’s happening in key gubernatorial races coming up in New Jersey and Virginia.
We discussed last week’s indictment of former FBI director James Comey and what can be done to stop the cycle of lawfare.
Amid the growing divide between red and blue America, we discussed the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and if there is a road forward to increased unity in American politics.
Finally, we discussed the looming government shutdown and Chuck Schumer’s calculations for 2026.
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- How One Man Overcame His Autism
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- 1:31:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Think for yourself. Subscribe to The Free Press today: https://thefp.pub/3DmLpLi
Leland Vittert is one of America’s most recognizable television correspondents. You’ll know his face from years of frontline reporting in places like Egypt, Libya, Israel, and Ukraine.
You may have followed his tumultuous exit from Fox News in 2021, after clashing with the network over its coverage of Donald Trump—and then his redemption arc, becoming the host of On Balance and the chief Washington anchor at NewsNation.
But what you might not know is that Leland is autistic. He just wrote a book about it, called Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, a Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism. In it, Leland explains that he didn’t talk until age 3, was born severely cross-eyed, and struggled with basic concepts like eye contact, humor, conversation cues, and social rules. Middle school and high school were nothing short of hell.
So how did the kid I just...
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- NYC Mayor Eric Adams Drops Out
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On Sunday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams finally dropped out of the race.
Now, the four-way fight for City Hall is down to three: Curtis Sliwa, the eccentric Republican. Zohran Mamdani, the socialist rising star. And Andrew Cuomo, the independent ticket.
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- The MAGA Fight Brewing Over Antitrust
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Should MAGA break up big companies like Google and Live Nation?
Many in Trump’s orbit say MAGA has a populist mandate to break up monopolies, while others are less inclined to touch them.
The FP’s Gabe Kaminsky reports on the “enormous infighting” inside the MAGA coalition: https://www.thefp.com/p/feuding-factions-and-lobbyists-drive-trump-antitrust-policy?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=video&utm_content=article
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- When Freebirth Ends In Death
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- When Freebirth Ends in Death
The Free Birth Society encourages women to have babies without medical assistance. The Free Press’s Kara Kennedy investigates why some former members now say it is a cult.
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- Are We Headed for War with Iran?
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- 44:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Think for yourself. Subscribe to The Free Press today: https://thefp.pub/3DmLpLi
Iran is once again at the center of global attention.
During the 12-day war, Israel, with American support, bombed key Iranian nuclear facilities and killed top Iranian commanders and nuclear scientists. It sent the country into chaos.
Since the war, the status of Iran’s nuclear program remains uncertain. Eight hundred and eighty pounds of uranium, enriched to 60 percent, is still unaccounted for and the extent of damage at key nuclear sites—and whether Iran can secretly build a nuclear weapon—remains unclear.
Meanwhile, the rhetoric has only escalated. This week U.S. President Donald Trump defended the June war, declaring, “The world’s number one sponsor of terror can never be allowed to possess the most dangerous weapon.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused Israel of “dealing a grievous blow” to peace negotiations. Iranian Supr...
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- Leland Vittert on the Rise in Autism
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- TV host Leland Vittert, who is autistic, weighs in on Trump and RFK’s recent autism announcement.
Full episode premieres, Tuesday 9/30.
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- Hollywood Discovers the Virtue of Free Speech
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- 2:28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Better late than never. Now that the celebs have defended Jimmy Kimmel, how about Alex Berenson?
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- Should Brigitte Macron Have to Say, ‘I’m Not a Man’?
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- 2:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Brigitte Macron is providing photographic and medical evidence in court to prove that she’s a woman. As Kat Rosenfield notes, when the first lady of France has to debase herself to fight lies, even winning still feels like losing.
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- He’s Christian. In Nigeria, That Meant Torture and Prison.
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- More than 7,000 Nigerian Christians have been slaughtered by Islamists so far in 2025. We spoke to one of the survivors.
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- Former Mossad Head on Palestine Statehood
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Former head of Mossad Yossi Cohen addresses the countries—France, Australia, Canada, and more—that have recognized Palestinian statehood: “By whom? Who’s going to run the state? Do you see a prominent government that can do that?
“You can’t really translate these words into action.…There isn’t anyone to negotiate with.”
Watch the full interview: https://thefp.pub/4myFJyO
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- Greta Faces Fallout Over Gay Flotilla Member
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Greta Thunberg’s alliance with Free Palestinian activists is under pressure over the presence of a gay man on their flotilla.
“For anyone with an ounce of understanding of the region, this collision between Western progressivism and a far more conservative Muslim population was inevitable,” says Lucy Biggers.
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- Bari Weiss on Charlie Kirk
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- 1:56
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Hours after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Bari Weiss appeared on a stage in Pittsburgh—and opened with a forceful defense of free speech.
“The murder today of Charlie Kirk, whatever you think of his views, is an assault on everything that makes America exceptional… Free speech should be defended for everyone, especially those that you passionately disagree with.”
Full debate: https://thefp.pub/4gKEYBG
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- Is Designing Babies Unethical? A Free Press Debate
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- 1:31:35
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Live in Pittsburgh, four thinkers clashed over the ethics of editing embryos.
On September 10, Free Pressers gathered in Pittsburgh for our latest live debate, the third installment of the Freedom Debate series we are presenting with support from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
The question was: Is designing babies unethical or a moral imperative? Most parents would do anything for their children. But what if they could start earlier—at the molecular level? What if we could ensure that our babies were healthier, smarter, and stronger before they even take their first breath?
Arguing in favor of gene editing were Jamie Metzl, a former member of the World Health Organization’s expert advisory committee on human genome editing, and Allyson Berent, chief science officer at the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST). They faced off against Carter Snead, a University of Notre Dame law professor, and Lydia D...
