Oct 9, 2020
David French, Senior Editor of The Dispatch, has a
new book called “Divided We Fall” about why America is so
polarized, how it could tilt into civil war, and ways we can stop
that from happening.
On this episode of the Braver Angels Podcast, he
talks to Ciaran O’Connor and Greg Steinbrecher about his book, how
and why polarization has gotten so bad, and what our government and
we the people can do to make things better. He also explains why
everyone is too quick to blame the media for our problems, and
touches on some current events like the Amy Coney Barrett
nomination.
David French has direct experience with both the
culture war and actual war. He defended free speech and
religious freedom on college campuses as president of the
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) before serving
the United States in Iraq as a judge advocate general officer in
the army. Before his current position at The Dispatch, he was
a staff writer for National Review.