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Niall Ferguson: Trump’s Tariffs and the End of American Empire

The president stands as much chance of reindustrializing the U.S. as you do of getting your frozen laptop to work by smashing the motherboard with a…

287148 Shares | The Free Press | Niall Ferguson — 04.06.25

WATCH: Bari Weiss and Tyler Cowen on Tariffs, AI, China, and More

913 Shares | The Free Press | Bari Weiss — 04.06.25

Hallowed Be Thy App

590463 Shares | The Free Press | Madeleine Kearns — 04.05.25

What Do American Steelworkers Think About Trump’s Tariffs?

Big levies on steel exports may be ‘phenomenal’ for the industry, but workers also expect ‘some pain before you have good.’ 1930 Shares | The Free Press | Ethan Dodd — 04.06.25

Victor Davis Hanson: Donald Trump’s Just Trade War

Ignore the Wall Street hysteria. The president is trying to end a 50-year injustice directed at the U.S.—and to help the most overlooked Americans. 251224 Shares | The Free Press | Victor Davis Hanson — 04.07.25

Garment District Owners: Trump’s Tariffs ‘Going to Be a Killer’

‘The price is going to be so high, it’s not going to be easy to sell to customers. How do you explain a 20 or 30 percent change?’ 7430 Shares | The Free Press | Olivia Reingold — 04.06.25

Love on the Spectrum, Bitter Pop Queens, Studio Ghibli—and More!

Suzy Weiss — 04.05.25

In ‘Dying for Sex,’ Men Are Eternally Disappointing

Kat Rosenfield — 04.04.25

The Godfather of the Campus Intifada

Eli Lake — 04.04.25

Join Bari Weiss and Tyler Cowen in 30 Minutes to Talk Tariffs

Bari Weiss — 04.03.25

WATCH: Frannie Block Discusses How a Town Turned a Child’s ‘Cry for Help’ Into a Hate Crime

The Editors — 04.03.25

‘Liberation Day.’ The Birth of a MAGA Lefty. Qatargate. And More.

Batya Ungar-Sargon, John McWhorter, Tyler Cowen, Matthew Yglesias, and Matti Friedman. 457266 Shares | The Free Press | Bari Weiss — 04.03.25

Niall Ferguson and Victor Davis Hanson on What Trump’s Tariffs Really Mean

Oliver Wiseman — 04.07.25

TGIF: Our Beef Is Beautiful

Nellie Bowles — 04.04.25

Things Worth Remembering: Kids These Days Need The Black Stallion

Larissa Phillips — 04.06.25

‘I Applied for a Work Visa—and Was Thrown in Prison for Weeks’

Jasmine Mooney — 03.28.25

Mom Who Sued School for DEI Records Told They’re ‘a Trade Secret’

Frannie Block — 03.31.25

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Reviewing $9 Billion in Harvard Funding over Antisemitism

Gabe Kaminsky — 03.31.25

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Trump, Tariffs, and Trade Victor Davis Hanson: Donald Trump’s Just Trade War

Ignore the Wall Street hysteria. The president is trying to end a 50-year injustice directed at the U.S.—and to help the most overlooked Americans. 251224 Shares | The Free Press | Victor Davis Hanson — 04.07.25

Trump, Tariffs, and Trade Niall Ferguson: Trump’s Tariffs and the End of American Empire

287148 Shares | The Free Press | Niall Ferguson — 04.06.25

Trump, Tariffs, and Trade What Do American Steelworkers Think About Trump’s Tariffs?

1930 Shares | The Free Press | Ethan Dodd — 04.06.25

Trump, Tariffs, and Trade Garment District Owners: Trump’s Tariffs ‘Going to Be a Killer’

7430 Shares | The Free Press | Olivia Reingold — 04.06.25

Trump, Tariffs, and Trade Tyler Cowen: ‘Liberation Day’ Was Even Worse Than Expected

1,018464 Shares | The Free Press | Tyler Cowen — 04.03.25

Trump, Tariffs, and Trade Here Come the Tariffs. The Pain Will Arrive Soon.

253144 Shares | The Free Press | Matthew Yglesias — 04.02.25

Trump, Tariffs, and Trade These Canadians Are Ready to Go to War with America

521137 Shares | The Free Press | Rupa Subramanya — 03.19.25

Trump, Tariffs, and Trade Christopher Caldwell: Trump Has a Point on Trade. But He Is Losing the Argument.

199194 Shares | The Free Press | Christopher Caldwell — 03.16.25

UNDER CONSTRUCTION U.S. Politics
Victor Davis Hanson: Donald Trump’s Just Trade War

Ignore the Wall Street hysteria. The president is trying to end a 50-year injustice directed at the U.S.—and to help the most overlooked Americans. 251224 Shares | The Free Press | Victor Davis Hanson — 04.07.25

Niall Ferguson: Trump’s Tariffs and the End of American Empire

287148 Shares | The Free Press | Niall Ferguson — 04.06.25

What Do American Steelworkers Think About Trump’s Tariffs?

Big levies on steel exports may be ‘phenomenal’ for the industry, but workers also expect ‘some pain before you have good.’ 1930 Shares | The Free Press | Ethan Dodd — 04.06.25

I Used to Hate Trump. Now I’m a MAGA Lefty.

The president is giving the working class its best shot at the American Dream in 60 years. That’s why I support him. 665604 Shares | The Free Press | Batya Ungar-Sargon — 04.02.25

Here Come the Tariffs. The Pain Will Arrive Soon.

Cars will cost more. TVs will cost more. Blue jeans will cost more. Everything will cost more. Is this really how we’re going to revive manufacturing? 253144 Shares | The Free Press | Matthew Yglesias — 04.02.25

International
EXCLUSIVE: The Family of a Murdered Gaza Protester Speaks Out

After they tortured him and mutilated his body, they dropped him off a rooftop with a note pinned to his clothes: ‘This is the price for all who… 406391 Shares | The Free Press | Tanya Lukyanova — 04.01.25

I Used to Be a Complacent Wall Street Guy. Now I’m an Anti-Trump Protester.

Evan Newmark had never participated in a protest in his life. Three weeks ago, that changed. Now, every day, he heads to the Trump Hotel. Why? 46496 Shares | The Free Press | Evan Newmark — 04.01.25

What Does the New Right Want?

You can’t understand policymaking without ideology. And you can’t understand the Trump White House without understanding this burgeoning movement. 1,016177 Shares | The Free Press | Noah Smith — 03.31.25

‘Adolescence’ Does a Disservice to Young Men

The new Netflix show is supposed to help counter toxic masculinity. Instead, it’ll exacerbate it. 222213 Shares | The Free Press | Madeleine Kearns — 03.25.25

The World Happiness Report Is a Sham

The media loves hyping the annual study, but its methodology doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. 128369 Shares | The Free Press | Yascha Mounk — 03.20.25

Listen Now
The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

Chapter 7: What If You're Wrong? Host Megan Phelps-Roper asks J.K. Listen now

Raising Parents with Emily Oster

Ep 8: Should You Have Kids? For most of human history, having kids wasn’t much of a choice. Listen now

Honestly with Bari Weiss

WATCH: Bari Weiss and Tyler Cowen on Tariffs, AI, China, and More. Our new columnist reveals his thoughts on what ‘Liberation Day’ means for the American consumer and the world. Listen now

Breaking History

The Godfather of the Campus Intifada: Today’s protesters—at Columbia and beyond—owe their worldview to professor Edward Said, whose obsession with the West blinded him to the reality of the East. Listen now

Culture
What 23andMe Told America About Itself

The disintegration of the DNA-testing company is not just the collapse of a business. It’s the collapse of a culture obsessed with identity. 473828 Shares | The Free Press | Kat Rosenfield — 03.26.25

Things Worth Remembering: Kids These Days Need The Black Stallion

Children’s books should remind kids that there are rewards for persevering past pain and fear. This is the actual heart of adventure stories, and the… 543734 Shares | The Free Press | Larissa Phillips — 04.06.25

Love on the Spectrum, Bitter Pop Queens, Studio Ghibli—and More!

Pop stars hate you. Reality television is a spectrum. Forever 21 is dead. Welcome back to Suzy Weiss’s weekly tour of American culture. 157266 Shares | The Free Press | Suzy Weiss — 04.05.25

In ‘Dying for Sex,’ Men Are Eternally Disappointing

Underlying the much-hyped, brand-new show is a deep pessimism about heterosexual relationships. 184129 Shares | The Free Press | Kat Rosenfield — 04.04.25

WATCH: Frannie Block Discusses How a Town Turned a Child’s ‘Cry for Help’ Into a Hate Crime

The father of a boy smeared as a racist in 2022 talks to our reporter who broke the story—and tells why he finally spoke out. 208 Shares | The Free Press | The Editors — 04.03.25

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.” Watch now

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. Watch now

Debate
Will the Truth Survive Artificial Intelligence?

Our Next Live Debate! Aravind Srinivas of Perplexity and Fei-Fei Li face off against Jaron Lanier and Nicholas Carr on May 15 in San Francisco.Watch now

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!Watch now

FP Live

The Free Press Live: December 4th, 2024. Join Michael Moynihan and Batya Ungar-Sargon as they sit down with guests including Michael Knowles, Rod Dreher, and Geoffrey Cain.Watch now

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. Watch 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? Watch now

Education
The Godfather of the Campus Intifada

Today’s protesters—at Columbia and beyond—owe their worldview to professor Edward Said, whose obsession with the West blinded him to the reality of the… 372306 Shares | The Free Press | Eli Lake — 04.04.25

Mom Who Sued School for DEI Records Told They’re ‘a Trade Secret’

A Pennsylvania school refused to divulge its curriculum on the grounds