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The Line Between Good and Evil Cuts Through Evangelical America

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist I’m afraid that an exit poll question has confused America. Every...

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The Atmosphere of the ‘Manosphere’ Is Toxic

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist To understand the state of men in this country, it’s necessary to...

14.04.2024 60

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The Great Hypocrisy of the Pro-Life Movement

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist To understand the remarkable moral, political and intellectual...

12.04.2024 40

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Trump Is No Savior

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist It is fitting that the biggest movie in the world this year is the...

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America’s Most Overlooked Political Divide Is Also Its Most Revealing

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist It’s not often that a poll result causes me to do a double take. This...

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A Racial Realignment in Politics Could Be a Good Thing

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist America will always be divided. There is no way to gather more than...

22.03.2024 6

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What Trump’s TikTok Flip-Flop Tells America

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist When the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly last Wednesday...

17.03.2024 60

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Why Haley Voters Should Support Biden

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist Last Wednesday, a day before he delivered a rousing State of the Union...

10.03.2024 70

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The Supreme Court Just Erased Part of the Constitution

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist As of Monday, March 4, 2024, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the...

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Why Elon Musk Is the Second Most Important Person in MAGA

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist One of the most remarkable developments of the new century has been the...

03.03.2024 40

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What Is Christian Nationalism, Exactly?

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist If you’re alarmed by the rise of Christian nationalism, the single...

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MAGA’s Violent Threats Are Warping Life in America

Opinion David French Credit... Yifei Fang/Getty Images Supported by By David French Opinion Columnist Amid the constant drumbeat of...

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The Meaning of the Super Bowl ‘He Gets Us’ Ad

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist During Super Bowl Sunday, a 60-second ad aired about Jesus Christ, and...

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Yes, Biden’s Age Matters

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist One of the most difficult conversations you can have in life is with a...

11.02.2024 40

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Why MAGA Loves Russia and Hates Ukraine

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist As I type this newsletter, continued American aid for Ukraine is in...

09.02.2024 100

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Taylor Swift and the Profound Weirdness of MAGA

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist Hatred makes people gullible and foolish. That’s a key lesson of the...

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When the Right Ignores Its Sex Scandals

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist Let me share with you one of the worst and most important recent news...

28.01.2024 100

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Never Trumpers Never Had a Chance

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist The Republican presidential primary is all but over. Even if Nikki...

26.01.2024 50

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Overturning ‘Chevron’ Can Help Rebalance the Constitutional Order

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case that...

21.01.2024 10

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Opposing D.E.I. Does Not Mean Opposing Diversity

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist There are few national conversations more frustrating than the fight...

14.01.2024 8

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The Greatest Threat Posed by Trump

However much a second term would harm America’s politics, it would harm America’s moral culture even more.

12.01.2024 200

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‘Shared Sorrow Is Half Sorrow’

Opinion David French Credit... Kateryna_Mostova/Getty Images Supported by By David French Opinion Columnist Early on the morning of...

07.01.2024 10

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The Case for Disqualifying Trump Is Strong

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist It’s been just over two weeks since the Colorado Supreme Court ruled...

04.01.2024 10

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Defending Free Speech Is Not ‘Moral Relativism’

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist On Dec. 14, a Christian veteran named Michael Cassidy walked into the...

22.12.2023 30

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Behold, MAGA Man

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist On Dec. 13, an election worker named Ruby Freeman took the stand in a...

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What the University Presidents Got Right and Wrong About Antisemitic Speech

The proper response to censorship is not more censorship.

10.12.2023 30

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It’s Time to Fix America’s Most Dangerous Law

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist There is a land mine embedded in the United States Code, one that...

03.12.2023 3

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Welcome to Our New ‘Bespoke Realities’

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Columnist I’ve known conspiracy theorists my entire life. In fact, there’s probably...

01.12.2023 3

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An Old Hate Cracks Open on the New Right

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist A dam burst last week on the right, and a wave of grotesque...

19.11.2023 10

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There Should Be More Public Pressure on Hamas

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist In the summer of 2008, I helped raid a hospital. As I’ve written...

17.11.2023 3

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The New Republican Party Isn’t Ready for the Post-Roe World

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist Ohio is not a swing state, not any longer. Donald Trump won it by eight...

12.11.2023 40

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‘MAGA Mike Johnson’ and Our Broken Christian Politics

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist There are two moments from Mike Johnson’s early days as speaker of...

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The Laws of Campus Culture War

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist These are times that try our commitment to the Bill of Rights. Grief,...

03.11.2023 50

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Joe Biden Knows What He’s Doing

The combination of tragedy, confusion and cost is what makes leadership so difficult.

29.10.2023 20

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Trump’s Lawyers Are Going Down. Is He?

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist On Tuesday morning, Jenna Ellis became the third Donald Trump-allied...

25.10.2023 80

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The Worst Scandal in American Higher Education Isn’t in the Ivy League

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist Those of us who write about higher education can pay too much attention...

22.10.2023 40

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What It Would Mean to Treat Hamas Like ISIS

The rules of war are quite explicit about what has to happen.

13.10.2023 4

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The Hidden Moral Injury of ‘OK Boomer’

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist Mourners gathered around San Francisco City Hall this week to remember...

08.10.2023 60

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How MAGA Corrupts the Culture of the White Working Class

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist I’m not exactly optimistic about human nature. Yes, I certainly...

06.10.2023 50

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Christian Nationalism May Not Be Serious, but It’s Dangerous

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist The more I consider the challenge posed by Christian nationalism, the...

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Ukraine Is Still David. Russia Is Still Goliath.

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist One of the most important things to do when writing and thinking about...

29.09.2023 30

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Being There

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist I want to begin this column by sharing with you one of the worst things...

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Donald Trump Tests Pro-Life America

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist On Sunday, Donald Trump sent shock waves through the Republican...

22.09.2023 2

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The Most Interesting Element of the Hunter Biden Indictment

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist In one sense, the Hunter Biden indictment just isn’t that remarkable,...

17.09.2023 30

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Where Is the Evidence, Speaker McCarthy?

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist There is a certain pattern to modern impeachment inquiries. They...

13.09.2023 90

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Elon Musk’s Antisemitism Problem Isn’t About Free Speech

Advertisement Supported by David French By David French Opinion Columnist Despite his loud and frequent protestations, Elon Musk may be the worst...

10.09.2023 5

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The Contagious Corruption of Ken Paxton

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By David French Opinion Columnist Let’s talk about leadership again. Last week, I wrote about Vivek...

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