French Press
This is the archive page for The French Press, which is no longer actively sending. Every Tuesday and Sunday David French wrote about the law, politics, faith, culture and global affairs—and often how they interact with each other.
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Russell Moore’s Warnings Should Bring a Reckoning
How much more evidence do we need that the church needs reform?
As the Coronavirus Fog of War Clears, What Have We Learned?
The lab-leak theory, masking reversals, and the difference between earned and manufactured distrust.
Is the Right Going to Talk Itself Back into Political Violence?
When you convince millions of people that their country is all but lost, don't be surprised when some act accordingly.
The GOP Becomes What it Once Despised
Turning their backs on the First Amendment, Republicans are making Marcuse great again.
Can America Be America When Jews Are Beaten in the Streets?
George Washington’s promise to American Jews helped define this nation. Breaking that promise would define us again.
Don’t Let Fear of ‘Wokeness’ Close Hearts and Minds
How a dispute over transracial adoption illustrates the difficulty of racial discourse.
The Two Wrongs of the Gaza Narrative
No, Hamas is not acting in response to ‘legitimate grievances,’ and no, Israel is not violating the laws of war.
How American Christendom Weakens American Christianity
An age of scandals reveals how institutions of the faith can fundamentally oppose the faith.
Make No Mistake: The GOP Has a Grassroots Problem
A single-minded focus on elites obscures an issue most would rather not face.
Will a God Gap Doom Dreams of Democratic Dominance?
What happens when the same party includes the most religious and least religious communities in America?
Making Prophecy Great Again
How a band of brave Pentecostals are seeking to rescue a movement in crisis.
‘The Voice of Your Brother’s Blood Is Crying to Me From the Ground’
Can the George Floyd case represent the beginning of the end of favoritism in American law?