4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (239+ words) The Free Press DALLAS — The Republican National Committee members, lawmakers, lobbyists, donors, and die-hard Trump superfans who flew out for the first-ever Republican midterm convention are all smiles in sweltering hot Texas. Publicly, at least, most insist that things are…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (217+ words) Almost exactly one year ago, on September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was speaking onstage at Utah Valley University when a crack splintered the air. A 31-year-old father of two was shot dead in front of millions. Most of us remember where we…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (471+ words) Welcome back to The Weekend Press! Today, Natan Sharansky remembers the book that saved his life in a KGB prison. Joe Nocera sits down with Ken Feinberg, who 25 years ago helped distribute billions of dollars to the families of 9/11 victims....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) When I woke up to the news that the writer Wendell Berry had died at 92, my mind turned to a conversation I had back in 2007 on his Kentucky farm with his wife Tanya. I was part of a small group…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (183+ words) The Free Press History records that in the year 67, the Roman emperor Nero participated in a chariot race at the Olympic Games. The mad emperor, who would become infamous for all time for overseeing Rome’s burning while he (almost certainly…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (607+ words) Another summer, another high-profile trial for everyone to lose their mind over. There was Boston’s Karen Read in 2024, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s battle over who abused who worse a few years before that, and now, there’s the case of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) Donald Trump launched his political career by drawing a hard line on immigration, and the issue still dominates his presidency more than a decade later. In his second term he has largely secured the border with Mexico, and he sparked…...