David A. French

David A. French
Personal details
Born David Austin French
(1969-01-24) January 24, 1969
Georgetown, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Nancy French
Children 3
Education Lipscomb University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Rank Major
Unit United States Army Reserve
Awards Bronze Star[1]

David Austin French (born January 24, 1969) is an American attorney, journalist, and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.[2] He is a veteran of the Iraq War and a major in the United States Army Reserve. He is a past president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. A staff writer for National Review, he has also written several nonfiction books.

Early life and education

French earned a B.A. degree in 1991 from David Lipscomb University.[3] He then began studies at Harvard Law School in the fall of 1991,[4] earning a J.D. degree in 1994.

Career

French served as the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education,[5] and as a lecturer at Cornell Law School. French has also served as a senior counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice and the Alliance Defending Freedom.[6]

French was deployed to Iraq with JAG in Iraq in 2007 with the Army Reserve. He was awarded a Bronze Star.[7]

French retired as president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education in 2005, citing plans to serve in the United States Army Reserve as an officer.[8] He was deployed to Iraq in 2007 during the Iraq War, serving in the Diyala Province as Squadron Judge Advocate.[9]

French has called for young men to become physically strong again.[10]

Potential 2016 U.S. presidential campaign

In January 2016, French said that he would vote for Donald Trump if he became the Republican nominee; he later changed his mind and said he would not vote for Trump.[11][12] Political commentator Bill Kristol, a supporter of the Stop Trump movement, named French as his choice to run for U.S. President as an independent conservative candidate to defeat presumptive Republican nominee Trump on May 31.[13] On June 5, French announced that he had considered running, but ultimately decided not to.[14][15] In a June 18, 2016, interview with The Daily Herald, French revealed that he had strongly considered entering the presidential race, but ultimately decided that he did not have the name recognition or the financial support to mount a viable campaign.[16]

Personal life

French is married to author Nancy French.[15] French has lived in Columbia, Tennessee since 2006.[17] They have three children, including an adolescent son and daughter, and a daughter adopted from Ethiopia after French returned from active duty in Iraq.[7]

Attacks by the alt-right

French and his wife and family were the subject of online attacks when he criticized President Donald Trump and the alt-right. French was bombarded with hateful tweets — including an image of his child in a gas chamber.[18] When it was revealed French has a black daughter adopted from Ethiopia, French and his wife were referred to as "Cuckservatives" by the alt-right.[19]

Bibliography

  • A Season for Justice: Defending the Rights of the Christian Church, Home, and School. Broadman & Holman. 2002. ISBN 0805424911. OCLC 50200709. [20]
  • Home and Away: A Story of Family in a Time of War. Center Street. 2011. ISBN 9781931722902. OCLC 668192277. with Nancy French[21]
  • The Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can’t Ignore. Howard Books. 2014. ISBN 9781501105135. OCLC 890621915. with Jay Sekulow, Jordan Sekulow and Robert Ash[22]

References

  1. ↑ Corbett, Erin (May 31, 2016). "Who Is David French? Bill Kristol Has Suggested A Third-Party Candidate To Run Against Trump". Bustle. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. ↑ David French (March 22, 2017). "The Left Distorts Originalism to Attack Judge Gorsuch". National Review. Retrieved March 24, 2017. Having failed to undermine Gorsuch’s nomination on substantive grounds, liberals are now using a straw-man argument instead
  3. ↑ "David French Mediation Attorney – Child Custody Mediation Attorney in Kentucky". Mediation. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Obama, Critical Race Theory, and Harvard Law School". National Review. March 8, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "FIRE Names David A. French as President". The Fire. June 1, 2004. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ Morrow, Brendan (May 31, 2016). "David French: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Easley, Jonathan (June 5, 2016). "Who is David French?". The Hill. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "A Personal Message from FIRE President David French". November 11, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ Stanley, Paul (September 16, 2011). "Nancy French Talks About Career as Mom, Wife and Bestselling Author". Christian Post. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  10. ↑ French, David (August 16, 2016). "Men Are Getting Weaker – because We're Not Raising Men". National Review. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ Giaritelli, Anna (June 1, 2016). "Watch David French say he'd vote for Donald Trump". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ French, David (June 5, 2016). "Why I Changed My Mind and Joined the #NeverTrump Movement". National Review. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  13. ↑ Matthews, Dylan (May 31, 2016). "Meet David French: the random dude off the street that Bill Kristol decided will save America from Trump". Vox. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  14. ↑ French, David (June 5, 2016). "I'm Not Running for President". National Review. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  15. 1 2 Halperin, Mark; Heilemann, John (May 31, 2016). "Kristol Eyes Conservative Lawyer David French for Independent Presidential Run". Bloomberg Politics. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ Bennett, James (June 18, 2016). "David French came 'really close' to running for president". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  17. ↑ Ross, Janell (June 1, 2016). "Who, exactly, is David French, the 'Never Trump' white knight candidate?". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Harassed On Twitter: 'People Need To Know The Reality Of What It's Like Out There'". NPR. October 26, 2016.
  19. ↑ French, Nancy (September 18, 2015). "What it's like to be a white conservative on Twitter when you have a black child". The Washington Post.
  20. ↑ "Tuesday, Nov. 10: National Review's David French Lecture". Iowa State University. November 10, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  21. ↑ McDevitt, Caitlin (July 12, 2011). "Meet Bristol Palin's ghostwriter". Politico. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Rise of ISIS". USA Today. June 21, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
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