David French
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David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.
It doesn’t matter.
On judicial coolness and free-speech absolutism.
Totally and utterly misplaced confidence.
How to cover political violence.
Thankfully, the nine justices still embody the pre-MAGA right and the pre-woke left.
Plus: Kannon Shanmugam’s favorite BBQ spots.
‘Acts of intolerance will not be tolerated. No irony.’
‘You know what's so missing from both of those? Text of the Constitution.’
"His point is precedent is about vibes, not any one case."
Plus: David’s unified theory of crime blind spots.