About This Lesson
Writer David French joins National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen for a discussion on the First Amendment freedoms of Speech and the Press, examining various types of speech, including symbolic speech, hate speech, and political speech. French will also discuss his career as an author, editor, and columnist, and answer questions from participants.
David French is a senior editor for The Dispatch, where he also co-hosts the weekly podcast Advisory Opinions. He is a columnist for Time and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute. French is the author or co-author of several books, including his most recent book Divided We Fall. He has also served as a senior writer for the National Review, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a lecturer at Cornell Law School.