A brief chat with David French about the moral value of the law of war. Senior producer Adaam wonders how law can shape a national ethos and whether there’s the teeny tiniest possibility that Israel is being treated differently than other nations.
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.
Adaam James Levin-Areddy is the editorial director for podcasts and multimedia at The Dispatch and is based in New York. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he worked on live shows and documentaries for Axios on HBO, CNN, and NBC News, and was a news editor for Haaretz. He also hosts and produces the Uncertain Things podcast.
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