The Free Press

The rating

Right: Mainstream conservative perspectives focusing on market freedom and tradition.

Mantle v1 rating based on story selection, framing and sourcing in recent news coverage, cross-checked against independent public ratings. Under review; see the methodology page.

The rating covers The Free Press’s news reporting, not its opinion pages. It is Mantle’s editorial judgement, last reviewed Sep 27, 2026. How outlets are rated. Disagree with this rating?

Rating history

• Rated RightSep 27, 2026

  Opening rating on the five-point spectrum

Recent coverage

• 1 day ago

  David Sabatini Lost Everything After Being Accused of Sexual Harassment. He Just Won $6 Million.

  Part of: Jury awards $6 million to David Sabatini in defamation suit against former colleague

• 2 days agoOpinion

  If This Isn’t a Civil War, It Certainly Looks Like One

  Part of: Cost-of-living protests in France turn violent; police report hundreds of arrests

• 3 days agoOpinion

  The French Republic Is Under Attack

  Part of: Cost-of-living protests in France turn violent; police report hundreds of arrests

• 6 days agoOpinion

  Has Sally Rooney Been Censored? Plus. . .

  Part of: Sally Rooney says her books will no longer be sold in UK over support for Palestine Action

• 6 days agoOpinion

  Sally Rooney Is No Free Speech Hero

  Part of: Sally Rooney says her books will no longer be sold in UK over support for Palestine Action

• 6 days ago

  How Long Will Katie Zacharia Last as Press Secretary? We Asked Anthony Scaramucci.

  Part of: Katie Zacharia holds first briefing as White House press secretary

• 6 days agoOpinion

  How Debanking Took Hold Inside the Biggest Banks

  Part of: OCC report says nine large banks dropped customers over political or religious views

• Oct 13, 2026Opinion

  Trump’s Disastrous Diesel Deal

  Part of: Trump says Putin agreed to supply diesel to US and global markets

• Oct 12, 2026Opinion

  I Support the Death Penalty. Don’t Livestream It.

  Part of: Pentagon says Trump approved firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

• Oct 9, 2026Opinion

  And the Nobel Prize for Antisemitism Goes to. . .

  Part of: Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for work on international law

• Oct 8, 2026

  Cornell’s Culture Clash. Plus. . .

  Part of: Cornell students stage sit-in over lawsuit alleging 2024 Chi Phi assault

• Oct 8, 2026Opinion

  What Happened Inside Russia’s Plague Lab?

  Part of: Russian lab worker dies in suspected plague case; nearly 200 people monitored

• Oct 7, 2026

  ‘It’s a Bad Day to Be a Chi Phi’

  Part of: Cornell students stage sit-in over lawsuit alleging 2024 Chi Phi assault

• Oct 6, 2026

  The Sexual Revolution Failed Jane Doe

  Part of: Cornell fraternity rape allegations spark lawsuit, reopened probe and public debate

• Oct 6, 2026

  The Rage at Cornell: ‘Rapists Still Walk Among Us’

  Part of: Cornell students protest, faculty plans no-confidence vote over rape allegations

• Oct 5, 2026Opinion

  Why France Is Burning

  Part of: Student protests over school conditions spread and turn violent across France

• Oct 1, 2026

  America Will Regret Withdrawing from Iraq

  Part of: US completes withdrawal of troops from Iraq, ending 12-year anti-ISIS mission

• Oct 1, 2026

  Falsely Accused of Being in the ‘Cornell 7.’ Plus. . .

  Part of: Wrong Man Mistakenly Served in Cornell Fraternity Lawsuit, Faces Online Harassment

• Sep 30, 2026

  EXCLUSIVE: The Cornell 7 Lawsuit Served the Wrong Person. Now He’s the Target of an Internet Mob.

  Part of: Wrong Man Mistakenly Served in Cornell Fraternity Lawsuit, Faces Online Harassment

• Sep 30, 2026

  ‘I Ran Toward the Cockpit’: An Exclusive Interview with the Israeli Dad Who Stopped a Hijacking

  Part of: FlyDubai Co-Pilot Accused of Stabbing Captain, Diverting Israel-Bound Flight to Saudi Arabia