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David French
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A Kentucky native, David is a 1994 graduate (cum laude) of Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a 1991 graduate (summa cum laude, valedictorian) of Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee.
David has been a commercial litigation partner for a large law firm, taught at Cornell Law School, served as president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), and currently serves as a Senior Counsel at the American Center for Law and Justice. He is the author of multiple books, including A Season for Justice: Defending the Rights of the Christian Home, Church, and School and the upcoming Home and Away: A Story of Family in a Time of War. David is a regular contributor to National Review Online, a columnist for Patheos, and he has written numerous op-eds and articles, including pieces in the Washington Post, Washington Times, Human Events, Townhall, New York Post, New York Daily News, Boston Herald, and Philadelphia Daily News. Regularly interviewed by both print and broadcast media, David has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, The O'Reilly Factor, CNN Newsroom, The Fox Report with Shepard Smith, and Special Report with Brit Hume, among others. A regular guest on talk radio programs, David has been interviewed on National Public Radio and by numerous hosts, including Michael Medved, Hugh Hewitt, Laura Ingraham, Dennis Prager, James Dobson, and Michael Reagan.
David is also a Captain in the United States Army Reserve, joining the USAR in April, 2006. He currently serves with the 1st Brigade, 104th Division. From October 2007 to September 2008, CPT French served as Squadron Judge Advocate for the 2d Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment in Diyala Province, Iraq, where he was awarded the Bronze Star.
David and his wife Nancy have two daughters (ages 12 and 3) and a son (age 10). They live in Columbia, Tennessee.
Works by David French
A Nation Greater than We Deserve
David French | May 25, 2015
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Obama’s Crackdown on Dissent Has Made Conservatives a...
David French | May 12, 2015
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Pamela Geller’s Critics Are Proving Her Point
David French | May 08, 2015
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I’m More Hateful Than Pamela Geller
David French | May 08, 2015
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The Vengeful and Malicious P.C. Police
David French | March 25, 2015
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The Presbyterian Church (USA): Where God Loves Abortion...
David French | March 20, 2015
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Why Every Conservative Should Root for Kentucky Basketball
David French | March 20, 2015
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The Ferguson Report Reminds Me Why I Became a Conservative
David French | March 18, 2015
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Congratulations, University of Oklahoma, In Your Outrage...
David French | March 13, 2015
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Our Military Must Do More to Teach about the True Nature...
David French | March 04, 2015
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‘Macho Christianity’ Isn’t the Problem, Gimmick...
David French | February 28, 2015
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Question for the New York Times: If Gays Are Offended, Do...
David French | February 25, 2015
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How Political Correctness Improved My Life
David French | February 19, 2015
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It's Hard to Imagine Anything More Vile and Un-American...
David French | February 11, 2015
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The Moral 'High Horse' of Apologizing for Other People's...
David French | February 11, 2015
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Brian Williams: When Reality Isn't Enough
David French | February 06, 2015
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Federal Court Protects Religious Freedom: Three Reasons...
David French | February 05, 2015
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Pro-Life Legislators Should Not Take Stands HuffPo and the...
David French | February 04, 2015
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American Sniper, Duck Dynasty, Chick-fil-A: the Far Left's...
David French | February 01, 2015
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David French | January 30, 2015
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The "Klanning" of Social Conservatism
David French | January 29, 2015
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News Flash: Political Courage Isn't Even Real Courage
David French | January 22, 2015
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Why We Should All Be Glad a Muslim Man Just Won His...
David French | January 21, 2015
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Four Reasons Why America Needs "American Sniper"
David French | January 19, 2015
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Responding to the American Sniper Backlash: Angry,...
David French | January 17, 2015
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If I Only Commit a 'Microaggression,' I've Underachieved
David French | January 16, 2015
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Christian Fire Chief Fired for Expressing Personal...
David French | January 14, 2015
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Bill Maher's Right: Hundreds of Millions of Muslims...
David French | January 13, 2015
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When Slaughtering Unarmed Cartoonists is Deemed "Victory"
David French | January 07, 2015
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Why the Left's Anti-Cop Sentiment is Dehumanizing and...
David French | December 24, 2014
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How Brave Are We, Really? A Reflection on Sony Caving to...
David French | December 19, 2014
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Three Points About the ‘Torture Report’ and Morality
David French | December 11, 2014
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The Democrats’ ‘Torture Report’ Is a Dangerous, Partisan...
David French | December 10, 2014
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Campus Sexual Assault and the High Cost of Deceptive...
David French | December 05, 2014
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The Wheels Are Coming Off the Sexual Revolution
David French | December 03, 2014
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Dear Democrats, Don't Even Think about Running from...
David French | November 18, 2014
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Modern Feminism: Appalling Stupidity Backed by Hysterical...
David French | November 18, 2014
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How Bad Is Obamacare? Remember the Context For Gruber's...
David French | November 14, 2014
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Three Ways Military Service Changed My Life: A Brief...
David French | November 11, 2014
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I Thought Social Issues Only Favored Democrats
David French | November 06, 2014
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David French | November 06, 2014
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Is the Abortion Industry about to Lose its Southern...
David French | November 03, 2014
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The Embarassing, Sophomoric Malice of Obama-Administration...
David French | November 03, 2014
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What the Vile Treatment of Bristol Palin Teaches Us (Once...
David French | October 29, 2014
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The Absurd Reason Why an Idaho City Claims Pastors Must...
David French | October 24, 2014
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Bigoted American Studies Association Reverses Course on...
David French | October 22, 2014
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City of Houston Attacks Pastors, then Doubles Down
David French | October 17, 2014
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The Vindication of Christian Sexual Ethics
David French | October 16, 2014
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David Brooks: How To Be Religious in the Public Square
David French | October 08, 2014
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The Hole in Our Hearts and the Fury in Our Disagreements
David French | October 08, 2014
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The New York Times Publishes an Ignorant, Condescending...
David French | October 01, 2014
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Should We Shun Football Because of its Effects on the...
David French | September 19, 2014
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David French | September 10, 2014
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Why is Tennessee an "Abortion Supermarket?"
David French | September 09, 2014
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How Should Christians Expect Our Nation to Respond to...
David French | September 03, 2014
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Six Reasons Why Critics of Christian Movies are Wrong
David French | August 19, 2014
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Three Reasons Why The Giver is the Best Christian Movie...
David French | August 18, 2014
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No, I'm Not Sorry for Supporting the Invasion of Iraq
David French | August 17, 2014
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'When People Have the Freedom to Choose, They Choose...
David French | August 13, 2014
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The Evil Sentimentality of the Pro-Hamas Left
David French | August 02, 2014
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The Difference Between Intelligence and Wisdom/ Real Nerds...
David French | July 31, 2014
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Nazarene: A “Mark of Shame” Becomes a “Mark of Hope”
David French | July 26, 2014
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Hamas Bears the Moral and Legal Responsibility for Every...
David French | July 21, 2014
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When is Religion Terrible for Marriage? When There's Only...
David French | July 17, 2014
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LeBron Returns to Cleveland: Every Young Athlete Should...
David French | July 11, 2014
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Want Social Justice? Don't Cheat on Your Spouse.
David French | July 10, 2014
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Holly Fisher's Bible and Gun: Two Instruments of...
David French | July 08, 2014
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Are Christians in the Midst of a 'Social Secession?'
David French | July 05, 2014
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Hobby Lobby: The Left Is Weeping Hot, Bitter Tears, and It...
David French | July 01, 2014
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The Rot Runs Deep: Thousands of Bureaucrats Need to Go
David French | June 21, 2014
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To Those Pundits Taking Their Iraq 'Victory Laps'
David French | June 21, 2014
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Hidden Security Camera Footage Captures IRS IT Working on...
David French | June 19, 2014
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No Wonder the IRS Is 'Losing' E-mails: It Was Trying to...
David French | June 18, 2014
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Christian Groups Kicked Off Campus Because They Want...
David French | June 12, 2014
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Parents in Distress: Bowe Bergdahl’s Father Does Not Get a...
David French | June 06, 2014
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The Difference Between Rescue and Ransom
David French | June 05, 2014
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A Matter of Honor: Why So Many Soldiers Are Angry at the...
David French | June 04, 2014
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How to Live a Life of Privilege
David French | May 19, 2014
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The Legal Significance of Labeling Pro-Life Speech...
David French | May 14, 2014
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The Shameful Racism of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
David French | May 10, 2014
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Why Parents Are So Afraid: The Overprotected Kid Syndrome
David French | April 22, 2014
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Slate Writer Endorses Firing Pro-Choice CEOs?
David French | April 13, 2014
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David French | April 09, 2014
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Mozilla Firefox Founder Removed for "Incorrect Political...
David French | April 09, 2014
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David French | April 07, 2014
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"Noah," "God's Not Dead," and Arguments About Evangelical...
David French | April 07, 2014
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The Left's Strange Obsession With Evangelical Creationism
David French | April 07, 2014
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Atheists Demand Grieving Mom Take Down Cross Remembering...
David French | March 12, 2014
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Is Bad Theology Partly Responsible for Hobby Lobby's...
David French | February 26, 2014
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Should Fathers Carry Guns to Protect Their Families?
David French | February 18, 2014
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Can a Christian Smoke Pot? Exploring the Morality of Legal...
David French | February 13, 2014
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Our Arrogant, Ignorant "Elite"
David French | February 12, 2014
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New York Falling; Mississippi Rising
David French | February 10, 2014
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David French | February 08, 2014
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Why It's Not 'Senseless' When Good Men Die in a Losing...
David French | January 24, 2014
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Lone Survivor and Insufferable Anti-American...
David French | January 16, 2014
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Government, Do No Harm: Re-thinking the War on Poverty
David French | January 08, 2014
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A Central Deception in the Obama Administration's Case...
David French | January 06, 2014
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What MSNBC's Mockery of Romney's Black Grandson Means
David French | January 02, 2014
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David French | December 30, 2013
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David French | December 18, 2013
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This Christmas Season, Consider Becoming a 'Santa Truther'
David French | December 13, 2013
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An Open Letter to President Obama, From a Level 90 Elf...
David French | December 10, 2013
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Christians Must Use Explicitly Biblical Arguments
David French | December 07, 2013
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On President Obama's 'Kindness'
David French | December 06, 2013
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The HuffPo Doubles Down on a Hoax
David French | December 05, 2013
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The Left Falls for a Revealing Poverty Hoax
David French | December 05, 2013
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The Difference Between a Hand-out and a Leg Up
David French | November 26, 2013
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Pull Back From Politics? Evangelicals Aren't Engaged...
David French | November 21, 2013
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The Tragedy of the Dependency Culture
David French | November 19, 2013
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Obamacare's Fifth Amendment Problem
David French | November 18, 2013
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"Gagging" Over Transracial Families?
David French | November 15, 2013
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The Attributes of a Christian Warrior
David French | November 12, 2013
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David French | November 06, 2013
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Mocking Kids into Liberalism, One Student at a Time
David French | November 05, 2013
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The Tea-Party Plan to Delay/Defund Obamacare Was Not Only...
David French | October 21, 2013
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The Hidden Heartlessness of the Obamacare Rollout
David French | October 16, 2013
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Masters of Boredom: When will Hollywood tire of its...
David French | October 07, 2013
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David French | October 02, 2013
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David French | September 17, 2013
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David French | September 15, 2013
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After Twelve Years, We Still Don’t Understand Our Enemy
David French | September 11, 2013
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Why Doing Nothing in Syria Is Better than a Minimal Attack
David French | September 03, 2013
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Should You "Support the Troops" if You Don't "Support the...
David French | September 03, 2013
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You Know What's Racist? Calling Twerking 'Black'
David French | August 29, 2013
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David French | August 23, 2013
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Minimizing Black Violence and Racism Does Not Help the...
David French | August 23, 2013
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Charlie Brown Versus Turbo: Are "Self Esteem Movies"...
David French | August 19, 2013
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Yes, There is Evidence God Exists
David French | August 14, 2013
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The Nuclear Strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were Right...
David French | August 08, 2013
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Why Are Millennials Leaving the Church? The Narcissism...
David French | August 03, 2013
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Mainline Church Abandons "In Christ Alone" Hymn
David French | July 30, 2013
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'Carlos Danger' and the High Cost of Cheap Grace
David French | July 25, 2013
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Three Observations About the Left and Civility
David French | July 16, 2013
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"Good Abortions," "Bad Abortions," and the Battle for...
David French | July 11, 2013
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David French | July 03, 2013
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David French | July 02, 2013
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Governor Perry Appropriately Compliments Wendy Davis; Left...
David French | June 27, 2013
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Are Conservatives as Committed to Life as the Left is to...
David French | June 27, 2013
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Are the NSA and IRS Scandals the Same?
David French | June 25, 2013
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When Love Grows Cold: Mothers Against Their Own Children
David French | June 20, 2013
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Killing Your Child for Volleyball
David French | June 18, 2013
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Christianity Is Not a Religion of Peace, Thank God
David French | June 13, 2013
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Oprah, Snowflakes, and Despair
David French | June 04, 2013
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We Need More 'Extremists' Like Chris Kyle
David French | June 03, 2013
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The Adoption Audits: No Rational Justification
David French | May 24, 2013
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The IRS Targets Adoptive Families
David French | May 22, 2013
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David French | May 15, 2013
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Kermit Gosnell and the Perils of Pro-Choice Republicans
David French | May 10, 2013
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Are Military Leaders and the MSM Embracing an...
David French | May 03, 2013
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David French | May 03, 2013
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Every Abortion Clinic is an Atrocity
David French | April 30, 2013
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Is the Left Launching an Attack on Evangelical Adoption?
David French | April 29, 2013
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We Are Not the Same: Stop Minimizing the Role of Islam
David French | April 25, 2013
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The Chilling Chechen Connection
David French | April 23, 2013
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Are We at a Stalemate or is Gay Marriage Inevitable?
David French | April 02, 2013
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When Our Principles Don't Survive Contact with Pain
David French | March 27, 2013
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The War Was Right, but the Rhetoric Was Wrong
David French | March 20, 2013
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“Targeter-in-Chief” (Why the Drone Arguments Miss the...
David French | March 07, 2013
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Harvard Crimson: Conservatives Need Not Apply
David French | March 06, 2013
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A Senator Says Harvard is Full of Communists: Is He Right?
David French | March 05, 2013
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David French | February 27, 2013
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'Generation Me:' Living the Lives We've Taught them to...
David French | February 20, 2013
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Anti-Christian Bias at Vanderbilt University Might be the...
David French | February 15, 2013
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Why Would We Arm Our Racist, Jihadist Enemies?
David French | February 08, 2013
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Booty Versus Beauty: How Paul Harvey Bested Beyonce
David French | February 06, 2013
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The Biblical and Natural Right of Self-Defense: Responding...
David French | February 05, 2013
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The Biblical and Natural Right of Self-Defense
David French | January 30, 2013
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Django Unchained: A Well-Acted Cinematic Atrocity
David French | January 17, 2013
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David French | January 10, 2013
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Les Misérables, Hugh Jackman, and the Blessing of Adoption
David French | January 03, 2013
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David French | December 19, 2012
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The Essentiality of Religious Argument in the Public...
David French | November 27, 2012
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"Tolerance" is Virtue on the Cheap
David French | November 26, 2012
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Giving Thanks for a Daughter -- And a Band of Brothers
David French | November 22, 2012
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Maintaining Clarity in the Debate Over Gaza Tactics
David French | November 16, 2012
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The Military Has An Infidelity Problem
David French | November 14, 2012
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Progressive Evangelicals' Epic Fail
David French | November 14, 2012
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Conservatives' Terrifying Message
David French | November 10, 2012
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The Southwest (Airlines) Way Back
David French | November 09, 2012
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David French | November 08, 2012
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Final Reflections As the Votes Are Counted
David French | November 06, 2012
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David French | November 05, 2012
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A Matter of Honor: The Profound Moral Failure in Benghazi
David French | November 02, 2012
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Five Reasons Why Mitt Romney May Out-Perform Even George...
David French | November 01, 2012
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Every Evangelical/Mormon Argument Goes Something Like This...
David French | October 31, 2012
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The Sexual Revolution, Courtesy of Big Government
David French | October 31, 2012
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David French | October 29, 2012
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'Why Every American Christian Should Vote for Mitt Romney'
David French | October 29, 2012
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Yes, Drone Strikes are Legal and Moral
David French | October 26, 2012
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YouTubes, Conspiracies, and Ignorance: Middle East Edition
David French | October 25, 2012
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Mitt Romney: Focusing on What We Can Control
David French | October 24, 2012
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David French | October 23, 2012
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Final Debate Thoughts: Obama's Cowbell
David French | October 23, 2012
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Are You Paying Attention, 'Post-Partisan Christians'?...
David French | October 18, 2012
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The Continuing Hilarity of the "Jesus's Wife" Controversy
David French | October 17, 2012
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Vice Presidential Debate Analysis -- As It Happened in...
David French | October 12, 2012
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Three Principles for Talking About Islam
David French | October 11, 2012
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Your Questions About Mitt, Life, and Religion -- Answered!
David French | October 09, 2012
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Message to the Maine GOP: Hands Off World of Warcraft!
David French | October 08, 2012
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Will the Media Start Doing it's Job? Six More Quick...
David French | October 04, 2012
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David French | October 04, 2012
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My Pre-Debate, Post-Debate Assessment
David French | October 03, 2012
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Evangelicals, Mormons, and Orthodoxy: The Glossary!
David French | October 03, 2012
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Top Eight Ways Other People Pay for Your Sexual Adventures
David French | October 02, 2012
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Jon Stewart Obliterates the Obama Administration's "Shoot...
David French | October 02, 2012
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Thoughts on War, Loss, and Suicide
David French | September 25, 2012
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Houston, We Have a Dependency Problem
David French | September 20, 2012
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The Gap Between Our Capabilities and Our Will
David French | September 19, 2012
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Brian McLaren's Troubling Slavery Analogy
David French | September 18, 2012
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Top Six Newspaper Headlines if Barack Obama Were...
David French | September 14, 2012
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Three Realities on September 12, 2012
David French | September 13, 2012
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A Muslim Voice That Must Be Heard
David French | September 12, 2012
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A Classic and Awesome "Political" Ad
David French | September 11, 2012
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9/11: The Case for Controlled and Sustained Rage
David French | September 11, 2012
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How Do You Raise Pro-Life Children? Adopt!
David French | September 10, 2012
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Top 10 Public Controversies that Don't Cost 825,000...
David French | September 05, 2012
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The Choice Between Life and Death
David French | September 04, 2012
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A Video You Should Watch and Share: Mitt's Convention Film
David French | August 31, 2012
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Two Quick Takeaways from RNC Day Three: Mitt's Modesty
David French | August 31, 2012
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Three Quick Takeaways from RNC Day Two
David French | August 30, 2012
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Four Quick Takeaways From RNC Day One
David French | August 29, 2012
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David French | August 28, 2012
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God Smites and God is Gracious: A Response to Kevin Miller
David French | August 24, 2012
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A Video that Deserves to Go Viral: Anderson Cooper...
David French | August 24, 2012
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Mormons, Yankees, and Three Observations About Generosity
David French | August 23, 2012
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"Is the God of Calvinism a Moral Monster?"
David French | August 22, 2012
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Rape and Abortion: It's All About Innocence
David French | August 21, 2012
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Three Reasons Why Nobel Peace Prize Winners Are Wrong...
David French | August 15, 2012
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David French | August 13, 2012
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Paul Ryan's Glittering Pro-Life Credentials
David French | August 11, 2012
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Ladies and Gentlemen . . . Red Dawn
David French | August 10, 2012
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Relax, Evangelical Voters, Mitt's Not Going to Mess With...
David French | August 10, 2012
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Can States Give Military Voters Extra Time?
David French | August 09, 2012
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How do We Properly Consider Science and History While...
David French | August 09, 2012
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The Incredible Shrinking Bible
David French | August 07, 2012
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Attacking Gabby Douglas's Faith? Really?
David French | August 05, 2012
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Chick-fil-a, Boycotts, and our Free Speech Culture
David French | August 02, 2012
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Mitt Romney and the Moral Clarity of the Israeli/Arab...
David French | July 30, 2012
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The Biblical and Natural Right of Self Defense
David French | July 27, 2012
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Don't Tell Me How to Defend My Family
David French | July 25, 2012
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Silly Commentary on Mitt, Money, and Mormonism in the...
David French | July 24, 2012
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The Profound Theological Awesomeness of the Superman...
David French | July 23, 2012
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David French | July 23, 2012
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Three Reasons to Blog "The Bachelorette"
David French | July 19, 2012
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Can the "Mormon Way" Beat the "Chicago Way"?
David French | July 17, 2012
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Is Sexual Immorality "Brave" or "Courageous"?
David French | July 17, 2012
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Press the Panic Button, Protestants?
David French | July 12, 2012
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Six Reasons Why Mormons Are Beating Baptists (In Church...
David French | July 10, 2012
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Anne-Marie Slaughter's Major Philosophical Flaw:...
David French | July 08, 2012
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Are We Becoming a Nation of Cowards?
David French | July 05, 2012
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Faith, Freedom, and the Fourth
David French | July 04, 2012
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Book Giveaway: Home and Away on Fox and Friends
David French | July 04, 2012
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The Six Inches In Front of Your Face
David French | July 03, 2012
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David French | June 29, 2012
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The Most Deceptive Tax Increase in American History?
David French | June 28, 2012
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Homosexuality, Morality, and Talladega Nights Theology
David French | June 27, 2012
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Whole-Life is not Pro-Life, and (Sadly) Pro-Life Means...
David French | June 25, 2012
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The "Social Justice" of Abortion?
David French | June 13, 2012
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Are Women Fallen? Answering a Theological Question About...
David French | June 08, 2012
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A Short Theological Quiz Regarding Women, Marriage, and...
David French | June 04, 2012
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An Inadvertently Revealing (and Epic) Political Rant
David French | May 31, 2012
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David French | May 31, 2012
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Let's Not Equate Porn and Gaming
David French | May 30, 2012
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David French | May 28, 2012
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Post-Partisan Evangelicals, Perception Versus Reality, and...
David French | May 24, 2012
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An Open Letter to Young, "Post-Partisan" Evangelicals
David French | May 23, 2012
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News Flash: There's a Middle Ground Between "Porn" and...
David French | May 16, 2012
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David French | May 15, 2012
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No One Can Unite Evangelicals and Mormons Quite Like...
David French | May 14, 2012
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The Battle of Vanderbilt: Is Tennessee’s Republican...
David French | May 07, 2012
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Race, Politics, and Adoption -- Following Up
David French | April 29, 2012
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Three Theological Questions About Christianity, Orthodoxy,...
David French | April 10, 2012
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Rick Santorum: Running for President, Pastor, or Both?
David French | February 21, 2012
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The Only "Real Marriage" Review You'll Ever Need to Read
David French | February 20, 2012
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Going Positive on Mitt and Negative on Newt
David French | February 01, 2012
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David French | February 01, 2012
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Evangelicals for Mitt: The Full Page Ad
David French | January 19, 2012
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Evangelical leaders and the Santorum endorsement: The old...
David French | January 18, 2012
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Evangelicals for Mitt: The Book
David French | January 16, 2012
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Battling Over Bain: Jobs, Free Enterprise, and Morality
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Our cultural elite knows nothing about Islam, yet they defend with it with sneering,......
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