David French
The New York Times
Franklin, TN, United States
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Opinion | The Anti-Abortion Movement Won the Legal Battle, but It’s Losing the War
Columnist David French argues the politics of division comes at a cost. → Read More
Opinion | Why Ukraine Needs Those F-16s
The need for control of the nation’s airspace is one of the war’s largely untold stories. → Read More
Opinion | Don’t Let the Culture War Degrade the Constitution
Our right to free expression should not be contingent on our ability to gain political control. → Read More
Opinion | Men Need Purpose More Than ‘Respect’
Few goals are more rewarding than helping the people you love walk through life. → Read More
Andrew Sullivan, No One’s Ally, Tells It as He Sees It
Sullivan’s new collection, “Out on a Limb,” traces his opinions and battles across 32 tumultuous years. → Read More
Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws Are Un-American
We differ in our views on critical race theory. But we agree that the current attempts to ban it from K-12 education are misguided and dangerous. → Read More
National Review's David French Farewell
A message to National Review colleagues and readers from David French. → Read More
In His Defense of Free Expression, Mark Zuckerberg Spoke an Important Truth
If our culture of free speech falters, it won't be because one of the biggest players in "Big Tech," Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, suppressed national debate. → Read More
More Evidence the Guardrails Are Gone
The Syrian crisis is hardly the only example of President Trump's collapsing guardrails. → Read More
When Cops Create Their Own Risk, Innocent People Die for Their Mistakes
Absent compelling evidence not yet revealed to the public, it appears that the man who killed Atatiana Jefferson committed a criminal act. He deserves to face criminal justice. → Read More
Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong, and Facebook Is Right
Even if Elizabeth Warren did get her way, and fact-checkers ruled, she might not like the results. Her own campaign rhetoric is often false and misleading. → Read More
A Tale of Two Battles
Fallujah and Raqqa: the difference between fighting enemies of America with allies and fighting without allies. → Read More
Woke Capital Has Exposed Itself
American corporate complicity in Chinese censorship and Chinese suppression is now revealing itself as an issue that clearly transcends the partisan American divide. → Read More
Trump’s Most Loyal Allies Are Putting Him on the Path to Impeachment
Trump's most extreme allies have built a large media following, but the most important person in that audience is the current occupant of the Oval Office. → Read More
Don’t Misunderstand the ‘White Christian’ Reaction to Brandt Jean’s Act of Forgiveness
We can and should thank God for Jean’s remarkable act and repent of our own pettiness and vindictiveness. → Read More
Will the Justices Be Bold on Abortion?
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could significantly reduce the legal protection now provided to abortion. → Read More
Joe Biden’s Gun-Control Plan Is a Constitutional Disaster
The heart of Joe Biden's gun-control plan is a constitutionally and morally disastrous attack on the gun industry and the self-defense rights of law-abiding Americans. → Read More
California Takes Righteous Aim at the NCAA Cartel
The NCAA runs a monopoly that refuses to compensate its most important workers fairly and often treats athletes substantially worse than their student peers. → Read More
The Ukraine Scandal Shows That the Safeguards around Donald Trump Are Breaking Down
There’s no longer any difference between ‘Twitter Trump’ and the man himself — and his advisers may not be able to save him from his worst instincts. → Read More
Once Again, Progressive Anti-Christian Bigotry Carries a Steep Legal Cost
Masterpiece Cakeshop continues to pay religious-liberty dividends. → Read More