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David French on The Mess We’re In

David French on The Mess We’re In

Update: 2025-10-09
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Yascha Mounk and David French have a therapy session about politics.

David French is a columnist for The New York Times. His most recent book is Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and David French discuss how politics has changed since 2017, where the Democrats have gone wrong, and how Donald Trump’s second term is different to his first.




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