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| By The Free Press |
It’s Tuesday, December 30. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Tyler Cowen on a flashing warning light for the economy. Jed Rubenfeld on how Donald Trump’s recent loss in the Supreme Court could end up being a win for the president in the long term. Philanthropist Sigrid Rausing on why she pulled funding from some human rights organizations. And more.
But first: our 2025 heroes.
The problem with heroes is that they only appear when you have the misfortune of truly needing them. They are the people who show up when things have gone sideways. They save people, help people, or stand up for life and liberty despite sometimes terrible costs.
It should come as some relief that there are too many such people to count this year. But as 2025 comes to a close, we wanted to celebrate just a few that moved us.
So, without further ado, we bring you our non-exhaustive list of a few of this year’s heroes. Some are well known. Others are not. But they all did something great this year, and for that, we at The Free Press thank them.
Still, not every story we published this year deserves applause. Even the greats miss the mark from time to time, and that includes our roster of Free Press columnists.
As we take a long, hard look back at 2025, we’re publishing a brief exercise in accountability to keep ourselves honest, reflect on the times when we got it wrong, and even invite you to point and laugh as you see fit. Today, we admit to the takes we would like to take back. Read Niall Ferguson, Tyler Cowen, Nellie Bowles, Joe Nocera, Suzy Weiss, and other Free Press writers on what they got wrong this year.
—The Editors
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Trump’s Insurrection Act Move Just Got a Little More Likely | ||||||
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Antisemitism Is Infecting Human Rights Groups—My Charity Had to Act | ||||||
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