David French in Sunday Political Talk Show interviews during 2013-2015


On Civil Rights: Feminism is appalling stupidity backed by hysterical rage

French holds views about feminism that could anger some women voters. In November 2014, he took aim at modern feminism, calling it "appalling stupidity backed by hysterical rage." French also wrotes that feminism is "less a true 'women's movement' than the public face of hysterical leftist intolerance--combined, of course, with utterly bizarre (and bizarrely stupid) ideas."

French has also written about what he deems the "high cost of sexual license." In a May 2016 column, he wrote, "Indulging in sexual desire without considering the underlying virtue of the relationship or the morality of the desire itself is a recipe for human suffering--leading to the paradox where many of the most sexually-active people are the most heartbroken and most lonely. For those who understand biblical truth, the notion of slavery to sin is hardly new--and it turns out that redefining sin as freedom doesn't make the slavery or sorrow any less real."

Source: Time Magazine on 2016 presidential hopefuls Jun 1, 2016

On Families & Children: Pornography corrodes values that sustain family life

Source: Politico.com on 2016 presidential hopefuls Jun 1, 2016

On Gun Control: Don't rewrite the meaning of the Second Amendment

There is no doubt about where the staff writer for National Review stands on a host of issues central to the heart of the conservative wing of the Republican Party. On the 'potential confiscation of weapons':

"The next Supreme Court justice will hold the balance of power in the next Second Amendment case, a case that could either reaffirm the textual, historical, and philosophical meaning of the Second Amendment, or rewrite history and undermine a fundamental right of a free people. Any judicial ruling that rejects an individual right to keep and bear arms would permit any future liberal majorities in Congress to pass draconian gun-control bills, including potential confiscation of weapons."--April 13

Source: Politico.com on 2016 presidential hopefuls Jun 1, 2016

On Homeland Security: Don't allow women in military combat positions

French, a veteran, does not believe women should be allowed in military combat positions. In Sept. 2015, he supported the Marine Corps' position that women should be barred from infantry, machine-gunners and fire-support reconnaissance units.

"If you integrate infantry units by gender, more Americans will die, and our enemy will have a better chance to prevail on the battlefield," French wrote, citing a Marine Corps study that found all-male infantry units out-performed mixed gender ones.

"Will we have to endure the broken bodies of men and women who could have been saved, of breaches in lines that never should have opened, before we acknowledge reality?" French wrote. "Men are stronger than women, and in ground combat, that strength is the difference between life and death, victory and defeat."

Three months after French wrote this column, the Defense Secretary overruled the Marines and said that women will be allowed in all combat positions in the U.S. military.

Source: Time Magazine on 2016 presidential hopefuls Jun 1, 2016

On Principles & Values: Robust religious liberty protections help Americans