Ordered Liberty

David French and Alexandra DeSanctis discuss the church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the Left’s vicious response to Americans who offer prayers in response to mass shootings, and the impact of various so-called “common sense” gun control proposals on gun violence and civil liberties.

National Review’s David French and Alexandra DeSanctis discuss by the centrality of the right to life in the fight for liberty, the disturbing case of “Jane Doe,” an illegal immigrant and minor who successfully forced the federal government to grant her access to an abortion, and they consider the question: “Why aren’t more libertarians pro-life?”

David French and Alexandra DeSanctis break down a big day in the Russian investigation. Paul Manafort indicted, George Papadopoulos pled guilty, and Tony Podesta stepped down from his lobbying firm. What does it all mean?

It’s a war on terror edition of the Liberty Files. David French discusses and dismisses the Niger/Benghazi comparison and the many problems with the latest court rulings against Trump’s so-called “Travel Ban.”

NRO editor Charlie Cooke joins David French to discuss a passionate free speech debate at Kenyon College, a debate that helped illustrate the challenge to free speech on campus.

David French weighs into the National Anthem protests with a short history lesson on the rights of conscience, discusses arguments for and against mandatory reverence, and asks, “Is compelled patriotism the kind of patriotism we want?”

David French talks to UCLA professor John Villasenor about his new survey showing that a shocking number of college students not only approve of censorship, many even approve of violence to stop “offensive” speech.

Robert Shibley, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education's Executive Director, joins David French to answer the question, "What's so controversial abut due process?"

In a special edition of the Liberty Files, David French asks why Democratic senators are imposing religious tests for public office, exposes the absurdity of the SPLC's so-called "hate map," and explains how radical anti-religious thought goes mainstream.

David French speaks with Harvey Silverglate, FIRE co-founder and former president of the board of the Massachusetts chapter of the ACLU, about problems with the recent "free speech" event in Boston, the ACLU's inconsistencies, and the persistent free speech crisis on campus.

In a special edition of The Liberty Files, David French breaks down the cultural and corporate threat to free speech online. In the aftermath of Charlottesville, corporate progressives gear up to ban "hate groups" from the web. But can they be trusted to protect the marketplace of ideas?

Andrew Walker, the Director of Policy Studies at the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission joins National Review's David French to discuss his new book, "God and the Transgender Debate." They discuss the coming clash between parents and the state, how the state is forcing a change in language, and the near impossibility of civil debate on trans issues.

National Review's David French talks to student leaders in the fight for campus free speech. They share what it's like to face threats, reprisals, and censorship, yet soldier on in defense of the First Amendment.

The Alliance Defending Freedom's Paul Coleman, a British solicitor and author of Censored: How European 'Hate Speech' Laws Are Threatening Freedom of Speech, joins David French to describe the state of free speech in Europe and explain how Americans who call for a more "European" approach to speech are undermining the First Amendment.

David French talks to Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow Ryan Anderson about his new book on religious liberty, Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination; his experience speaking about religious liberty on college campuses; and how nondiscrimination laws are swallowing the First Amendment.