In today's Front Page: A freethinker's guide to the midterms. Can AI already hack your bank account? Jed Rubenfeld on Stop the Steal, Alaska edition. Is this disease too rare for American medicine to treat? And much more. thefp.com/p/a-freethinkers-g…

What began as a high school protest movement spiraled into a violent uprising, organized by Islamists, antifascists, and radical environmentalists who wish to see the French Republic toppled, writes Nora Bussigny. thefp.com/p/france-high-scho…

In the Michigan senate race, muddleheaded party leaders cannot see past the next election, writes Peter Savodnik. Will the voters? thefp.com/p/the-democratic-c…

Both parties ask their supporters to accept vile candidates every two years. They say the stakes are too high to refuse, but nothing will improve unless more of us do, writes Erick Erickson. thefp.com/p/dont-eat-the-shi…

Democrats say a Trump lawsuit is meant to nullify the vote in Alaska. That suit won’t work—but a suspicious candidate may be the real spoiler, writes Jed Rubenfeld. thefp.com/p/whos-really-tryi…

Thirty million Americans live with rare diseases that fall through the cracks of U.S. medicine. My mother is one of them, writes Christina Sher. To stay alive, she goes to Europe. thefp.com/p/why-mom-gets-her…

Systems that guard our email and bank accounts are vulnerable to attacks, but building on the best defenses will buy time and prevent a crisis, writes Tyler Cowen. thefp.com/p/tyler-cowen-how-…

Netflix released a documentary about the legendary late comedian last week. But what I remember most about him is something he said in a 2018 tweet: ‘How could a man be a cynic? It is a sin,' writes Josh Kaplan. thefp.com/p/norm-macdonald-p…

‘My apartment door was shaking from the blows they were landing. . . . They managed to get into the entryway by hammering away at it; they even left a trace of blood and smashed the mailboxes,’ writes Nora Bussigny. thefp.com/p/inside-frances-n…

A mom’s blood boils when her kid says his classmates were “watching bubbles float across the screen and were supposed to count them.” Is it time to take drastic action? Our advice columnist, @AbigailShrier, weighs in. Read Abigail’s full response here: bit.ly/4BpZtNG

After arriving as an emigrant from Africa, I worked so hard to build a business. After it was attacked last weekend, a revolutionary young woman told me on live television that it didn’t matter, writes Jhemima Sheilha. thefp.com/p/i-came-to-france…

In 2018, years into his battle with cancer, Norm Macdonald posted perhaps his greatest published thought. “At times, the joy that life attacks me with is unbearable and leads to gasping hysterical laughter,” he wrote on X. “I find myself completely out of control and wonder how life could surprise me again and again and again, so completely. How could a man be a cynic? It is a sin.” Read The Free Press’s @_jkaplan on the comedian’s words that still ring true today here: bit.ly/4yBfrBZ

SlutCon bills itself as a sex education conference. Some call it an ‘autistic sex party.’ The truth is somewhere in the middle, writes Kara Kennedy. thefp.com/p/sluts-teaching-m…

Netflix released a documentary about the legendary late comedian last week. But what I remember most about him is something he said in a 2018 tweet: ‘How could a man be a cynic? It is a sin,' writes Josh Kaplan. thefp.com/p/norm-macdonald-p…

For years, I have insisted that France is not coming apart. After watching the riots over the weekend, a mile from my home, I’m no longer sure I was right. thefp.com/p/if-this-isnt-a-c…

SlutCon bills itself as a sex education conference. Some call it an ‘autistic sex party.’ The truth is somewhere in the middle, writes Kara Kennedy. thefp.com/p/sluts-teaching-m…

Four years ago, Suzy Weiss broke the story of a biologist whose career was destroyed by a female colleague’s accusations. Today, he tells Suzy about the vindication of winning a defamation lawsuit against her. thefp.com/p/david-sabatini-l…