David French

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Senior Writer | Senior Fellow — National Review

David French is a senior writer for National Review, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, an attorney (concentrating his practice in constitutional law and the law of armed conflict), and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is the author or co-author of several books including, most recently, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can’t Ignore. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, the past president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), and a former lecturer at Cornell Law School. He has served as a senior counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice and the Alliance Defending Freedom. David is a former major in the United States Army Reserve (IRR). In 2007, he deployed to Iraq, serving in Diyala Province as Squadron Judge Advocate for the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He lives and works in Columbia, Tennessee, with his wife, Nancy (who is also a New York Times bestselling author), and three children.

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It’s Time to Remember Tolkien

By: David French - thedispatch.com - October 10, 2022 It is somehow fitting that the great cultural confrontation of the moment is between George R.R...

Featured on: Thursday, October 20, 2022

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When Everyone Is Right That Everyone Is Wrong

By: David French - frenchpress.thedispatch.com - November 2, 2021 Last week my friend Bari Weiss reached out to me and asked me to write a guest post...

Featured on: Wednesday, December 1, 2021

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Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation

any time in our history since the Civil War. We are more diverse in our beliefs and culture than ever before. But red and blue states, secular and rel...

Featured on: Tuesday, January 5, 2020

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July 20, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Declaration vs. Manifesto

Columnist Don Feder warns that we have a choice between two conflicting worldviews. One leads to freedom and dignity. The other leads to a regimented society and a ruling elite. The first is based on...

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July 17, 2026

Penna Dexter

Un-American History Museum

Commensurate with an executive order President Trump issued early last year, the White House has just released a sweeping report, the result of its audit of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Americ...

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July 17, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Why the West Won

Kerby AndersonHistorian Nial Ferguson begins his PragerU video with a lament that few students graduate from college with any idea of what makes Western Civilization different from the rest of the wor...

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