The Free Press pro-war podcast, “School of War,” has a new sponsor: the U.S. defense contractor and AI surveillance firm Palantir. MacLean opened the Cruz episode by reading a 45-second Palantir script about the company’s Maven Smart System:The “Free” Press: Honest. MacLean joined CBS News as a national security analyst and Paramount-owned The Free Press as a columnist in March. David Ellison, the son of U.S. tech oligarch Larry Ellison, purchased The Free Press for $150 million in October 2025 through his media company, Paramount Skydance. (RELATED: The Free Press Is Now Shilling For The Surveillance Industry)An announcement from @BariWeiss: The Free Press is joining Paramount.