• by Ray Schultz , Yesterday

The Free Press, the conservative publication founded by Bari Weiss and recently acquired by Paramount, really will be free — for one week, anyway. 

“This week, we’re dropping the paywall at The Free Press,” the editors write in a post earlier this week. “That means everything that is normally reserved for paying subscribers will be free, for this week, to anyone with a registered account.

“All our columns, investigations, livestreams, commentary, podcasts—you name it—will be paywall-free.”

The paywall returns on October 12. Time is running out. 

This might be seen as a nice gesture, or simply as a means to introduce The Free Press to non-subscribers.

The editors continue: “You’re also invited to join the conversation with our livestreams. These conversations, about the most pressing issues of the day with the brightest minds on a given subject, are normally reserved for paying subscribers. The first one will be tomorrow, with Bari Weiss and Niall Ferguson, to discuss the second anniversary of October 7.”

It is not clear who actually wrote this note, but the opening line, “We’ll cut to the chase,” sounds like Bari Weiss. 

Come on, Bari, drop the paywall permanently: Paramount doesn't need the money.