Life & Faith David French fought for the US. He’s worried about it now.
New York Times columnist and ex-soldier David French on his surprising career trajectory, faith and politics, and what Jesus has to say about power.
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David French has a fascinating life story that has seen him work as a constitutional lawyer for 20 years, a journalist and writer for places like the National Review, the Atlantic, and now the NYT.
He is a writer and commentator with a conviction to wrestle with and try to make sense of the country that he loves – its history, its possibilities and its faults, and how it can be the best version of itself that it can be.
It was at least partly that conviction that led him, at age 37, to sign up to the U.S. Army where he deployed to Iraq. That experience changed him in many different ways, he says, for better and also worse.
In this interview with Life & Faith, French talks about polarisation, faith and politics, Jesus and power, Christian nationalism, and where he sees green shoots of hope in an otherwise troubling landscape.
Explore:
David’s New York Times Columns.
His book, Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.