A conversation with David French on social media, free speech, and cultural division

In this episode, I am joined by my friend David French who serves as senior editor at The Dispatch and a columnist for Time, and we talk about his new book “Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation“ and the role of social media in the divisions we face.

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Meet David French:

A graduate of Harvard Law School and a constitutional lawyer, David most recently worked as a senior writer for National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute. He is also a New York Times bestselling author. David is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and from 2007-2008, he served with the Second Squadron, Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, in Iraq, where he was awarded the Bronze Star.

Resources:

• Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation by David French
• The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
• Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse by Timothy P Carney
• Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. Putnam