David French

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  • Our Arrogant, Ignorant, 'Elite'

    Our Arrogant, Ignorant, 'Elite'

    Over on the Campaign Spot Jim Geraghty highlights an issue that's bothered me ever since I first began to meet our "elite" up-close and personal 23 years ago this fall. Simply put, we celebrate and elevate people who just don't know much (but think they do).

  • Why It's Not 'Senseless' When Good Men Die in a Losing Fight

    Why It's Not 'Senseless' When Good Men Die in a Losing Fight

    I've given a lot of thought to the controversial exchange earlier this month between CNN's Jake Tapper and former SEAL Marcus Luttrell. I apologize for posting it in full context, but any discussion requires context.

  • Stop Slandering the Tea Party

    Stop Slandering the Tea Party

    I fully acknowledge that the process of political and cultural change is both painful and messy. Sometimes rhetoric is overheated, sometimes good politicians are wrongly targeted while true culprits skate by unscathed, and sometimes even the best-intentioned reformers simply make the wrong call about a given bill. But none of that is "crazy." It's just human.

  • College: A Cultural and Intellectual Indictment

    College: A Cultural and Intellectual Indictment

    Earlier this week I wrote a short piece about the impact of mockery and stigma on kids' beliefs that contained the following observation about modern college life.

  • Four Lies on the Left that Make it Tough to Change the Culture

    Four Lies on the Left that Make it Tough to Change the Culture

    In the battle for culture (in which I'm an enthusiastic but talentless participant; I can't sing, dance, make movies, play an instrument, write a book anyone will read, or model athletic wear, but I did try out for Survivor once!), we've got to overcome four key lies the secular Left has sold successive generations since the Baby Boom

  • Arm or Run From Our Enemies? The Answer Is 'Yes'

    Arm or Run From Our Enemies? The Answer Is 'Yes'

    It's tough to imagine a more humiliating week for the world's sole superpower. Fears of "another Benghazi" are prompting not massive reinforcement to defend our citizens and our diplomatic soil but closure and retreat in 19 American embassies in the Middle East and Africa.

  • Abortion and the Idol of Self

    Abortion and the Idol of Self

    Let's imagine for a moment that you find yourself in a difficult position — one that has led to abject panic about your future career, the fate of a valued relationship, or whether you'll even be able to make ends meet. Let's also stipulate that your difficulty is largely your fault.

  • We Need More 'Extremists' Like Chris Kyle

    We Need More 'Extremists' Like Chris Kyle

    Chris Kyle, arguably the greatest sniper in American history, was my son's first real hero. He devoured Kyle's book the instant it came out, and he immediately vowed to join the military and become a sniper himself.

  • Are Military Leaders and the MSM Embracing an Anti-Christian Extremist?

    Are Military Leaders and the MSM Embracing an Anti-Christian Extremist?

    Over at Breitbart.com, a post discussing potential Pentagon regulations prohibiting proselytization has gone viral, at last count with more than 1.2 million Facebook shares and 8,000 comments. While I'm not aware of any immediate or pending change in Pentagon policies regarding religious liberty, I am extremely troubled that it is apparently consulting with an anti-Christian extremist, Mikey Weinstein.

  • The Muslim World's Problem

    The Muslim World's Problem

    Whether the Islam of Egypt or Kazakhstan is "true Islam" is a matter to be worked out by Muslims, but the fact remains that it's not a mere "few extremists" who want to execute apostates, and that mindset is a problem for all of us.

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