#285 - American Division

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Harris speaks with David French about forces that are pulling American society apart. They discuss David&rsquo;s experience as a JAG officer in Iraq, his experience of harassment for coming out against Trump, the way real grievances drive political derangement, the illiberalism on both the Left and the Right, the role of prophecy in Evangelical support for Trump, honor culture, the response to Hunter Biden&rsquo;s laptop, the January 6th hearings, the personality cult of Trumpism, federalism, geographic sorting, group polarization, cultural divisions in sports and entertainment, the gun rights movement, the ethics of gun ownership, whether Trump will be prosecuted, the 2024 Presidential campaign, the dangers of online activism, and other topics.</span></p> <p><strong>David French</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is a senior editor at </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dispatch</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and a contributing writer for </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Atlantic</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. A graduate of Harvard Law School, David was previously a senior writer for </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">National Review</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and a columnist for </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Time</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. He is a former constitutional litigator and a past president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. David is a </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> bestselling author, and his most recent book, </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3y9YDGq" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Divided We Fall</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">: America&rsquo;s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">was released last Septembe