The Holy Post French Friday: The Nazi Rot on the Right
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Nov 7, 2025 
David French, a conservative columnist and attorney, joins to tackle the alarming rise of Nazi rhetoric on the right. He explores how conservative institutions respond inconsistently to this trend. The discussion covers ICE's aggressive 'Kavanaugh stops' and the potential threats to election integrity posed by the intertwining of extremism and state authority. French also emphasizes the need for judicial checks on executive overreach, proposing legal doctrines to curb this troubling expansion of power.
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What 'Kavanaugh Stops' Mean
- Kavanaugh stops refer to ICE using a multi-factor test as reasonable suspicion to stop people about immigration status.
- The Supreme Court allowed those standards to be applied pending litigation, creating current enforcement leeway.
Reasonable Suspicion Versus Probable Cause
- Reasonable suspicion is a low legal standard used to briefly stop and question someone, below probable cause.
- It permits brief investigative stops but not automatic arrests without further evidence.
A Personal Stop Illustrates The Rule
- David French described being stopped by a drug task force because his car fit a profile and then released after ID checks.
- He used this to illustrate how reasonable-suspicion stops can feel intrusive but resolve quickly.