The Free Press Live: Biden Drops Out
Tonight, President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and endorsed Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee. After weeks of speculation, criticism of his candidacy, concern about his health, and...
22 Jul 202457min
Disenchanted with Democrats: The Black Voters Going for Trump
For the past few decades, it’s been conventional wisdom in D.C. that “demographics are destiny.” That the increased share of immigrants, young people, and racial minorities across the country would bu...
18 Jul 202441min
The Free Press LIVE from the RNC: Biden’s Interview, Trump, J.D. Vance, and More!
A lot happened in American politics last night: the Biden interview, the Vance unveiling, Trump’s RNC entrance—his first public appearance since Saturday’s shooting. And there, to help you all make se...
16 Jul 20241h 27min
The Roots of the Assassination Attempt
As you now well know, at 6:11 p.m. on Saturday evening, shots rang out at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One person, a 50-year-old man named Cory Comperatore, was killed. Two others, David Dut...
16 Jul 20241h 52min
Salena Zito Was Four Feet Away When She Heard the Bullets
Yesterday, Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A few minutes into the rally, a gunman opened fire, and a bullet pierced the former president’s ear. He ducked to the ground, the S...
14 Jul 202431min
Are We Living in ‘Late Soviet America’? Niall Ferguson and Jonah Goldberg Debate.
A few weeks ago, fresh from being knighted by King Charles, historian Sir Niall Ferguson officially joined The Free Press as a columnist. His first piece was rather provocatively called “We’re All Sov...
11 Jul 202458min
Bari and Nellie Are Having Another Baby—and They Have Questions!
As some of you know, Nellie and Bari are having another baby—any moment now—maybe even by the time this podcast is published! Going from one kid to two is no small challenge, so we’re doing somethin...
9 Jul 20241h 10min
When a President Drops Out: What Biden Can Learn from 1968
On our nation’s 248th birthday, Joe Biden faces the wrath of a thousand pundits. The whole world watched the elected leader of the world’s oldest republic befogged, slack-jawed, and mentally vacant in...
4 Jul 202440min
