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David French is Senior Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Falling in Love with Social Democracy

by Fred Baumann
That a political regime cannot be sustained by principles and institutions alone is something Martha Nussbaum understands. The regime has to be supported by the sentiments of the citizens. In…

Weighing Publius' Constitutional Morality

by H. Lee Cheek, Jr.
Yet another academic book on The Federalist? While many scholars would agree with Clinton Rossiter that The Federalist is a sacred text for American politics and constitutional law, others have…

Achieving America's Peace: A Conversation with Angelo Codevilla

A discussion with Angelo M. Codevilla

Angelo Codevilla comes to Liberty Law Talk to discuss his latest book To Make and Keep Peace Among Ourselves and with All Nations. Our conversation focuses…

The Unlawful Administrative State: A Conversation with Philip Hamburger

A discussion with Philip Hamburger

The standard narrative used to justify the existence of the administrative state and thus legitimate its powers is that America in the late 19th and…

The Ascent of Originalism: A Conversation with Michael Rappaport

A discussion with Mike Rappaport

The many schools of originalism all face the same questions: does it merely perpetuate the dead hand of the past? What about the exclusion of…

The Revised Version of American Religious Freedom: A Conversation with Steven Smith

A discussion with Steven D. Smith

This next episode of Liberty Law Talk is with Steven Smith on his new book The Rise and Decline of American Religious Freedom. Our conversation…

Invasion of Iraq: The Bush Administration’s Incompetence Reduces the Benefits

In my last post, I wrote a bit about my changing views on foreign policy prior to the invasion of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq in 2003. Here I want to explain why I supported that invasion, ultimately with an idea to …
by David French
Real Campaign Finance Reform: Legislating Through General Rules.

In a series of decisions on campaign finance legislation, the Roberts Court has made it clear that Congress cannot solve the enduring political issues of undue or unequal influence in politics by restricting speech. Now that legislatures are aware this …
by David French
The Politics of Moral Outrage

Moral outrage, when it is not fatuous, is politically potent. Vivid examples of politicians and commentators in full-throated, red-faced attacks against malignant motives and vicious political acts come easily to mind for all but the most apolitical. In some cases …
by David French
Democracy in Decline: The Book and the Blurb

This post is a book notice with a twist. The book is Democracy in Decline: Steps in the Wrong Direction (2014), by James Allan. Professor Allan (can I call him Jim?) is a law professor at the University of Queensland, …
by David French
Invasion of Iraq: A Change in My Position

In a series of posts, I hope to explain why I made a mistake by supporting the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. While I initially favored the invasion and continued to support it for many years, recently I have …
by David French

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