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Caitlin Flanagan: What Was Jane Doe Looking For?
Women know that fraternity houses are dangerous places—and yet they go anyway.
October 3, 2026
Caitlin Flanagan
Advice from an Executioner After a Botched Execution
The man who oversaw two lethal injections in Oregon says it is time to revisit whether the death penalty makes sense at all.
October 2, 2026
Noah Bernstein
EXCLUSIVE: The Cornell 7 Lawsuit Served the Wrong Person. Now He’s the Target of an Internet Mob.
Mom of the mistakenly identified Matthew Ingalls begs vigilantes to leave them alone. ‘My family’s been terrorized, threatened, and harassed.’
October 1, 2026
Frannie Block
The ‘Cornell 7’ Have Not Been Proven Guilty
A handful of former frat bros were accused of a horrific crime. The court of public opinion has already punished them.
September 29, 2026
Kat Rosenfield
Pastor Ezra Jin: Free My Fellow Church Leaders in China
Chinese president Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump have the chance to make history at their meeting this week. The first step is releasing my eight…
September 23, 2026
Ezra Jin
Caitlin Flanagan on Sydney Sweeney Derangement Syndrome. Among the 9/11 Truthers. Plus. . .
Can AI agents be charged with a crime? ‘I was almost hit by a Russian drone.’ And more.
September 16, 2026
The Free Press
Amanda Knox: Patrick Clancy Can’t Win
Whatever he does, someone on the internet interprets it as evidence that he committed a terrible crime. I can relate.
September 14, 2026
Amanda Knox
Patrick Clancy Didn’t Kill His Kids—and Can Sue Crackpots Who Say He Did
Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband might have a strong defamation case against his accusers, yet social media platforms would still have every incentive to…
September 14, 2026
Jed Rubenfeld
When Abortion Pills Become the Weapons of Abusers
The Biden administration enabled Americans to have the medication delivered to their homes. There are disturbing stories of women being tricked into…
September 9, 2026
Madeleine Kearns
Can Giving Money to Ex-Cons Keep Them Out of Prison?
In one program, former prisoners were given $1,000 a month. A recipient used it to study to become an aesthetician. “I was like, wow, I can’t believe I…
September 9, 2026
P.G. Sittenfeld
I’m a Psychiatrist. Here’s What the Lindsay Clancy Jury Should Have Found.
I believe psychosis drove this mother to kill her children. The jury deadlocked and the judge declared a mistrial. If she is retried, she should not be…
September 4, 2026
Sally Satel
TGIF: Once Postpartum, Always Postpartum
The Florida Department of Transportation giveth, the Florida Department of Transportation taketh away. A Canadian island disappears. A belated happy…
September 4, 2026
Nellie Bowles
