Things Worth Remembering: ‘White Christmas’ Is a World War II Anthem • Today, we see it as a quintessential secular Christmas song. To its original audience in 1941, however, the lyrics were impossible not to associate with the war.

CBS News Presents: A Town Hall with Erika Kirk • I sat down with Erika Kirk to discuss the legacy of her late husband Charlie Kirk, rising political violence, faith, and mending America’s growing divisions.

The Weekend Press: My Spare Embryos • Plus: Two drinks with George Santos. Kat Rosenfield on the ridiculous return of ‘Stranger Things.’ Suzy Weiss on Kristen Stewart’s attempt at directing. And more!

Bari’s Picks of the Week: Charlie Kirk’s Final Message • A wild story out of Canada, a debate over assisted suicide, the America at 250 newsletter arrives, and more.

The Children’s Books That Changed Our Lives • They say kids don’t read anymore. So we asked our staff to recommend the books that defined their childhoods.

Two Drinks with . . . George Santos • Over cocktails in Washington, the disgraced former congressman talks to River Page about life behind bars, fair-weather friends, and his new role: renegade socialite.

Kristen Stewart Needs You to Know She Thinks Method Acting Is Cringe • The ‘Twilight’ star takes aim at serious men, the internet melts down over the color of the year, and pop stars want to get married again.

Ancient Wisdom: Make a Plan, and Stick to It • In old age, you’re freed from old responsibilities. A new routine helps give meaning to the days.

My Spare Embryos • I used IVF to start my family. Years later, I’m still wrestling with what to do with the embryos I didn’t use.

A Man Should Know: How to Propose • The first step in a happy marriage might be a private proposal.

‘Stranger Things’ Didn’t Have to End Like This • When you have grown men saying cheesy teen lines, something has gone very wrong.

TGIF: FIFA Peace Prize • Seattle Pride meets Iranian modesty laws, UK council paints parking spots around cars, Gianni gifts Trump the world, Afghan assailants (almost) get anonymity, Calibri gets canceled, and so much more.

Is There an Affordability Crisis? • Tyler Cowen, Jason Furman, Kyla Scanlon, and others weigh in.

Revenge of the Climate Realists • For years, those who questioned the calamity of climate change were treated like pariahs. Now, their day of vindication has come.

Tough Love: Do I Work on My Marriage, or Cut My Losses? • An unfaithful husband writes in about wanting to divorce his wife, with whom he shares a toddler.

America First vs. MAGA. Plus. . . • Tina Brown on how Trump changed us. Rod Dreher on the intersectionality of Nick Fuentes. Yuval Levin on why Republicans always lose healthcare debates. And much more.

Living Through the Fall of a Regime • Historian Dominic Green on ‘The Leopard’ and elite corruption.

The Base Is Done with MAGA. It Wants America First. • Georgia voters who sent Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress say the president abandoned a cornerstone of his movement.

Elon Musk Left DOGE, but Democrats Want to Close the ‘Self-Dealing’ Loophole • Legislation would impose limits on ‘special government employees,’ including how much federal money their companies can receive.

Why Republicans Lose Every Healthcare Debate • The new fight over Obamacare shows why the GOP keeps getting dragged into debates it can’t win.

I’m Finally Practicing Medicine the Way It Should Be Done • A new model of medicine lets doctors, not insurers, decide on care.

The Intersectionality of Nick Fuentes • The Groypers’ worldview is a Frankenstein made out of the race essentialism of the progressive left.

Tina Brown: How Trump Broke Our Moral Compass • There’s been no shortage of outrages from the Trump administration. The problem for liberals is that these outrages don’t seem to overly bother the American public.

María Corina Machado: The Nobel Prize Speech I Couldn’t Give in Person • Venezuela’s opposition leader has been stuck in hiding for 16 months. On Wednesday, her daughter accepted her Nobel Prize on her behalf—and revealed her mother had left the country.

Introducing Our America at 250 Newsletter • Learn what happened this week in American history, why it matters, and what else you should see and read in The Free Press and beyond.

Are the Phones Really to Blame? Plus. . . • The new drug turning people into zombies, why boat strikes could lead to all-out war, Eli Lake on the soundtrack of Americans’ Christmas, and much more.

‘They Could Come Here and Try to Silence Us’ • Some Iranians living in Canada fear that its lenient refugee system could allow regime officials to target them again.

Stop Trying to Ban Teens from the Internet • Australia’s under-16 social media ban is based on bad data and worse logic.

How Trump’s Boat Strikes Could Lead to Full-Scale War • If you threaten to topple a dictator, you better not be bluffing.

The Drug Turning Philadelphia into a Zombieland • First heroin, then fentanyl, then tranq. Now medetomidine is hollowing out Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, the country’s most notorious open-air drug market.

This Land Is Not Your Land • What if someone told you that your home really belongs to the people who lived there 150 years ago? It’s happening in Canada.

This Week in Canada: We Changed Our Minds About Climate Change • Energy independence tops existential doom; Trump’s tariffs topple a steel town; land acknowledgments run even more amok; and much more.

Should We Legalize Assisted Suicide? • New York might legalize assisted suicide. Two medical ethicists, Lydia Dugdale and David Hoffman, face off over what’s at stake, autonomy, access, and what we owe patients with terminal illness.

Minnesota Vice. Is There Anyone Trump Can’t Fire? Plus. . . • Let kids play with kids. Charlie Kirk’s final message for America. Free Press meetups. And much more.

Minnesota Vice: How Corruption Took Hold In My State • The massive Somali scam shows how much has changed in the place where I grew up—and not for the better.

Is There Anyone Trump Can’t Fire? • The Supreme Court may soon end the concept of an independent federal agency.

I’m Not Supposed to Like Playing with My Children • We consider it virtuous for adults to play with their children. But research says it actually stifles creativity, strains parent-child dynamics, and undermines kids’ independence.

Has the Democratic Tea Party Arrived? • Primary contests in Maine and Texas could show us where the Democratic Party is going—but buyer beware when it comes to progressives who alienate moderates.

The Online Right Doesn’t Want White Women to Get PhDs • Juliet Turner was told she’s a race traitor for studying bugs instead of having babies.

Get Ready for Tough Love from Abigail Shrier! • A reader wants to know: Is his marriage worth working on?

Putting Clan Over Country Will Ruin America • The Minnesota fraud scheme shows that only full assimilation can change certain immigrants’ sectarian tendencies.

Charlie Kirk’s Final Message to America • Charlie Kirk finished writing a book just months before he was murdered. This exclusive excerpt is about the importance of observing the Sabbath—and why rest might heal our country.

Niall Ferguson on Trump’s National Security Strategy. The EU’s New Censorship. Plus. . . • In defense of blowing stuff up. Jed Rubenfeld on the gerrymander wars. Our next event. And more.

Big Tech Made Peace with Trump. Reid Hoffman Didn’t. • LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman talks candidly about being targeted by the president.

The Texas Gerrymander Isn’t About Race. It’s About Raw Politics. • Progressives can’t make up their minds about whether race-based districts are forbidden or mandatory. A recent ruling may help set them straight.

Yes, Blowing Things Up Is How We Build Things • Media attacks on Anduril’s ‘failed’ drone tests ignore America’s storied history of destroying hardware to build the world’s best weapons (and win wars).

Europe’s Censors Put a Price on Dissent • The $140 million fine on X marks a new phase in the EU’s effort to police speech.

Niall Ferguson: The Truth About Trump’s National Security Strategy • Don’t confuse a document for a doctrine.

Hate Thy Neighbor: How Progressive D.C. Treats National Guardsmen with Contempt • Before Sarah Beckstrom was shot and killed in an ambush in the capital, she was spat at by locals.

Ancient Wisdom: Dick Van Dyke Is (Almost) 100 and He’s Still Having Fun • ‘I’ve made it to 100, in no small part, because I have stubbornly refused to give in to the bad stuff about aging. Instead, I have been in a full-on bear hug with the experience of living.’