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“Mamdani’s New York” has a whole new meaning after last night’s primaries. What does this socialist insurgency signal for the Democratic Party? @DouglasKMurray, @MarkHalperin, @Reihan, & @RafaelaSie discuss, LIVE. 👇 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Thursday’s decision on rent-stabilized apartments in New York City will prove that what is supposed to be a deliberative, analytical process has been hijacked by Mamdani allies, writes Matt Miller. thefp.com/p/new-york-ren…

Young people see politics as a contest between oppressors and the oppressed. And for countless reasons, they cast the Jewish state as the great enemy in their lives, writes Mark Halperin. thefp.com/p/israel-litmu…

Thrust into running her family’s South Carolina plantations at 16, Eliza Lucas Pinckney forged a far more independent life than what we might imagine was possible for an 18th-century woman, writes Kathleen DuVal. thefp.com/p/great-americ…

Keir Starmer’s downfall marks a decade since the fateful referendum, which is now regarded as an economic failure. But both can be understood only as products of an anachronistic political system, writes Niall Ferguson. thefp.com/p/niall-fergus…

Josh Smith spent five years behind bars, turned his life around. Now he is trying to deliver on Trump’s criminal-justice reforms, reports P.G. Sittenfeld. thefp.com/p/he-went-to-p…

Last Thursday, The Free Press’s inaugural Supper Club brought more than 2,000 subscribers together in 28 cities across three countries. Missed out on the fun? Tickets for July are available. thefp.com/p/the-next-fre…

General Christopher Donahue is being blamed for the mistakes of the Biden-era Pentagon. Ousting him would deprive the U.S. of a technological visionary, writes Aaron MacLean. thefp.com/p/pete-hegseth…

‘I was upfront about my deal-breakers,’ writes a 33-year-old man. ‘Staying in the New York area and having at least three children.’ Our advice columnist Abigail Shrier weighs in. thefp.com/p/tough-love-s…

The British government commissioned the most comprehensive review of puberty blockers ever conducted and banned the drugs indefinitely. Now it plans to give them to children again, writes Julie Bindel. thefp.com/p/uk-puberty-b…

Muhammad Ali was the greatest heavyweight who ever lived. But his most courageous fights had nothing to do with boxing, writes Peter Richmond. thefp.com/p/great-americ…

What is Keir Starmer’s legacy? @DouglasKMurray sits down with @Coldxman to give his answer.

Darializa Avila Chevalier’s victory in New York’s 13th district exposes a national paradox: Candidates running on working-class politics are increasingly powered by affluent, highly educated voters, writes Rafael A. Mangual. thefp.com/p/darializa-av…

@Rafa_Mangual on how Darializa Avila Chevalier’s victory in New York exposes a national paradox: Candidates running on working-class politics are powered by affluent, highly educated voters. “The immigrant who built a career on becoming American has given way to the American-born activist who rejects American patriotism in favor of militant Third Worldism,” he writes. Read the full story here: bit.ly/4v0wPOO

Meet the socialists who dominated Tuesday’s primaries. Olivia Reingold on who they are and what they stand for. thefp.com/p/new-york-new…

Josh Smith spent five years behind bars, turned his life around. Now he is trying to deliver on Trump’s criminal-justice reforms, reports P.G. Sittenfeld. thefp.com/p/he-went-to-p…

Venezuela’s northern coast experienced back-to-back earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 on Wednesday evening. At least 164 people are confirmed dead, with thousands more missing. @iamGermania tells us more.

Thursday’s decision on rent-stabilized apartments in New York City will prove that what is supposed to be a deliberative, analytical process has been hijacked by Mamdani allies, writes Matt Miller. thefp.com/p/new-york-ren…

Young people see politics as a contest between oppressors and the oppressed. And for countless reasons, they cast the Jewish state as the great enemy in their lives, writes Mark Halperin. thefp.com/p/israel-litmu…

The most committed voices of Muslim anti-Americanism in the United States are not marginalized newcomers. They are privileged, cosmopolitan insiders who lead largely secular lives, writes Reihan Salam. thefp.com/p/reihan-salam…

@MarkHalperin explores why young people see politics as a contest between oppressors and the oppressed, and why, for countless reasons, they cast the Jewish state as the great enemy in their lives. “The result is not necessarily hatred. It is something in some ways more powerful: a presumption,” he argues. “A presumption that Israel is wrong. A presumption that Israel is lying. A presumption that Israel is acting in bad faith.” Read the full story here: bit.ly/4xNKtr3