Bari Weiss

1 week ago | thefp.com | Bari Weiss

Welcome to “Things Worth Remembering,” in which writers share a poem or a paragraph that all of us should commit to heart. This week, Joseph Massey—who we’ve dubbed the unofficial poet laureate of Trump’s America—reflects on the work of a man who helped make him the artist he is today. Poetry is thatconversation we could nototherwise have. —Cid CormanI wrote to the poet Cid Corman when I was 19, after encountering his work in the University of Delaware library.

1 week ago | thefp.com | Bari Weiss

This week marked President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. Or, rather, the first 100 days of his second, nonconsecutive stint in office. He gave lots of interviews. He said he should be pope. It was all pretty standard Trump stuff. But the real star of the week, to hear Suzy Weiss tell it, is Melania, the least ambitious—and therefore most relatable—first lady in history.

2 weeks ago | thefp.com | Bari Weiss

Douglas Murray: How Death Cults Infiltrated AmericaThe British journalist rails against pro-Hamas protests—and the moral failure of a West that tolerates them. Trump has been in office for 100 days. Israel has been at war with Hamas in Gaza for 570. And Russia and Ukraine, 1,160 days. Douglas Murray has had a front-row seat to all three of these unfolding stories, bringing us reportage and analysis that have illuminated the most urgent issues of our time.

2 weeks ago | thefp.com | Bari Weiss

Trump has been in office for 100 days. Israel has been at war with Hamas in Gaza for 570. And Russia and Ukraine, 1,160 days. Douglas Murray has had a front-row seat to all three of these unfolding stories, bringing us reportage and analysis that have illuminated the most urgent issues of our time. While we love Douglas, his reporting and willingness to call out bad actors across the world and the political spectrum has earned him his fair share of adversaries.

2 weeks ago | thefp.com | Bari Weiss

Today marks President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office. What to make of this dizzying first hundred days? As our friend and former colleague Bret Stephens put it: “I’m hard-pressed to think of a more disastrous first 100 days of any presidency in American history. . . all of the wounds are self-inflicted.”Even some of his most ardent supporters are struggling to understand and support his actions.