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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A Crucial Court Case Exposes the Darkness of America’s Worst Industry
Remember the name Serena Fleites—a survivor who has become a hero.
There Is No Remaining Christian Case for Trump
Trump discipled the church more than the church discipled Trump.
The God Gap Helps Explain a ‘Seismic Shift’ in American Politics
The most important religious divide isn't between right and left, but between left and left
Against the Extremism of the American Masculinity Debate
There is always a path to raising a boy to be his own version of a good man.
The Case for Prosecuting Donald Trump Just Got Much Stronger
New testimony may have produced a smoking gun.
Roe Is Reversed, and the Right Isn’t Ready
A movement animated by rage and fear isn’t ready to embrace life and love.
The Subtle Ways Even Peaceful Partisans Enable Political Violence
Begging Republicans and Democrats to clean their own houses.
There Is No Right Person to Hate
An assassination attempt against Brett Kavanaugh reveals the price of American vitriol