I had to use Edge Browser and log in. From there, press the account button at the top of the page.
I normally use Brave Browser and the account tab does not show.
Is Edge Browser equivalent to a site like Google? At any rate I saw another answer that said to click account at the top right of the Free Republic page. It is the next word after Forum and before Mail and Pings. Works fine, and here are my results: posted a total of 25 threads and 15,202 replies.