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Welcome back to Great Americans, a countdown to our country’s 250th birthday. We’re bringing you a writer we love on an American they love, every weekday between now and July 4. Previously, Daniel Akst paid tribute to Elisha Otis, the godfather of ...

Jason Scharf, 44, isn’t your typical 21st-century parent. In an age of iPad babies, he’s “dropped the hammer” on social media, banning TikTok and YouTube entirely; he says Roblox, which lets kids make online games, is likely next to go. Instead, he insists on raising his three kids—who are 7, 10, and 12—in a way that equips them for the real world.

So when his eldest tu...

Dear Abigail,

Almost three years ago, my husband reformed his life: He quit drinking and lost a hundred pounds. He started a business, then stopped it. He got a job, and says he hates it. We had to sell our home to pay off our debts, and we now rent down the road. My husband’s cousin committed suicide days before our move, last November, and at first he was...

It’s Thursday, June 4. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: What was Candace Owens up to in Moscow? An AI founder on why AI won’t take your programming job. Jon Meacham on the novel that explains America. And much more.

But first: Frannie Block...

In this special episode, Shilo Brooks is joined by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham at the Jack Miller Center’s annual summit on civic education.

They took the stage at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the perfect setting for a discussion about one of...