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In this episode, we welcome back David French, columnist for The New York Times , former constitutional attorney, and author of Divided We Fall . We discuss the current state of American democracy, the challenges of political division, and how we can engage in civil discourse despite deep ideological differences. David also shares a personal update on his family and reflects on the profound trials and growth that come with adversity. 📌 What We Discuss: ✔️ How David and his family navigated the challenges of a serious health crisis. ✔️ The rise of political polarization and the factors driving it. ✔️ Why distinguishing between “unwise, unethical, and unlawful” is crucial in analyzing political actions. ✔️ How consuming different perspectives (even opposing ones) helps in understanding political dynamics. ✔️ The role of Christian values in politics and how they are being redefined. ⏳ Episode Highlights 📍 [00:01:00] – David French’s background and his journey from litigation to journalism. 📍 [00:02:30] – Personal update: David shares his wife Nancy’s battle with cancer and their journey as a family. 📍 [00:06:00] – How to navigate personal trials while maintaining faith and resilience. 📍 [00:10:00] – The danger of political paranoia and the pitfalls of extreme polarization. 📍 [00:18:00] – The "friend-enemy" paradigm in American politics and its influence in Christian fundamentalism. 📍 [00:24:00] – Revisiting Divided We Fall : How America’s divisions have devolved since 2020. 📍 [00:40:00] – The categories and differences of unwise, unethical, and unlawful political actions. 📍 [00:55:00] – The balance between justice, kindness, and humility in political engagement. 📍 [01:00:00] – The After Party initiative: A Christian approach to politics focused on values rather than policy. 💬 Featured Quotes 🔹 "You don't know who you truly are until your values are tested." – David French 🔹 "If we focus on the relational, we can have better conversations even across deep differences." – Corey Nathan 🔹 "Justice, kindness, and humility—if you're missing one, you're doing it wrong." – David French 🔹 "The United States has a history of shifting without repenting. We just move on." – David French 📚 Resources Mentioned David French’s Writing: New York Times David’s Book: Divided We Fall The After Party Initiative – More Info Advisory Opinions Podcast (with Sarah Isgur & David French) – Listen Here 📣 Call to Action If you found this conversation insightful, please: ✅ Subscribe to Talkin' Politics & Religion Without Killin' Each Other on your favorite podcast platform. ✅ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen: ratethispodcast.com/goodfaithpolitics ✅ Support the show on Patreon: patreon.com/politicsandreligion ✅ Watch the full conversation and subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@politicsandreligion 🔗 Connect With Us on Social Media @coreysnathan: Bluesky LinkedIn Instagram Threads Facebook Substack David French: 🔗 Twitter | BlueSky | New York Times Our Sponsors Meza Wealth Management: www.mezawealth.com Prolux Autogroup: www.proluxautogroup.com or www.granadahillsairporttransportation.com Let’s keep talking politics and religion—with gentleness and respect. 🎙️💡…

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The mob is a force to be reckoned with, but never to be trusted. Against the Mob provides a narrative combatting the ever-present Oppressive force that is the State; fighting for Freedoms, Personal Rights, and the values of Liberty that this country was founded on and that we hold dear today. Join co-hosts Logan Carpenter and Matt Billingsley as they explore the ideas of libertarianism, and become the self-proclaimed "Voice for Freedom"

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#Politics #News #Matt Billingsley & Logan Carpenter / No Kings Network #Logan Carpenter / No Kings Network #Matt Billingsley

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Ep. 095 - Cleaning House Feat. Flirtcheap 2:37:22

29 days ago2:37:22

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*this episode originally aired on 1/29/25* Deportations, Outrage, Firings, and Freezes

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Ep. 094 - Pardon Me Feat. Flirtcheap 2:54:34

5 weeks ago2:54:34

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*This episode aired on 1/22 on Streamyard/Youtube* In this week's episode, Logan, Matt, and Flirtcheap talk about the outrageous (?) things going on in the Trump Admin. They focus on the pardons of the J6ers, and the pardon power in general.

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Ep. 093 - Repeal The 17th Amendment 2:23:40

9 weeks ago2:23:40

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In this episode we chat about very serious stuff because we're a very serious podcast

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Ep. 092 - Manifest Destiny Feat. Flirtcheap 2:41:27

10 weeks ago2:41:27

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In this week's episode the boys discuss Greenland and LA fires.

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Ep. 091 - Midtown Mystery Feat. Flirtcheap 2:08:28

15 weeks ago2:08:28

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This episode was streamed lived on 12/4.

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Ep. 090 - Happy DOGEgiving 2:11:06

16 weeks ago2:11:06

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In this episode, Logan and Matt explore their favorite thanksgiving factoids and then discuss the framework and potential upsides and downsides of the new DOGE endeavor.

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Ep. 088 - New Palestine on the Don 1:43:48

21 weeks ago1:43:48

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In this week's episode, Logan and Matt go through the upcoming election stuff, talk about the pros and cons of a DT or KH victory, geopolitical events, and solve both the Ukrainian and Palestinian conflicts with a simple and surprising solution.

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Ep. 087 - The Rot Economy feat. Flirtcheap 2:06:02

25 weeks ago2:06:02

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In the long awaited (at least by us) return to launching podcasts, we explore the rot economy through the lens of SpaceX, Boeing, and then devolve into nonsense about Mars, the future of colonization, and much much more.

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Ep. 086 - Deinstitutionalization and the Consequences 2:33:25

2 years ago2:33:25

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In this episode Logan and Matt explore the concept of deinstitutionalization, the history of state psychiatric hospitals, and much much more. Sponsor: Public Hangings for Pedophiles FiRST WORLD COMIC Intro/Outro Music: Ataraxis by ATP Find Us - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmAqPe65M5c https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/epdf/10.1176/ajp.152.8.1228 https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness https://origins.osu.edu/article/americas-long-suffering-mental-health-system?language_content_entity=en https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/05/truth-about-deinstitutionalization/618986/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Mental_Health_Act https://www.cochrane.org/CD007778/SCHIZ_chlorpromazine-dose-people-schizophrenia…

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Ep. 085 - The Good Fight Feat. Public Hangings For Pedophiles 1:28:35

2 years ago1:28:35

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In this episode, Logan and Matt are joined by the creator and operator of PHFP to get caught up on their mission, talk a little current events, and overall discuss the beauty of liberty. Sponsor: Public Hangings for Pedophiles FiRST WORLD COMIC Intro/Outro Music: Ataraxis by ATP Find Us - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter…

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Ep. 084 - Incentives Matter 2:33:42

2 years ago2:33:42

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In this episode, Logan and Matt dive into one of Logan's favorite catch phrases, "Incentives matter." They explore the topics of how much effect public wishes have on policy via a Princeton study, Fox News, Tucker Carlson and the Dominion lawsuit, plus an exploratory conversation about direct vs representative democracy. Sponsor: Public Hangings for Pedophiles FiRST WORLD COMIC Intro/Outro Music: Ataraxis by ATP Find Us - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tu32CCA_Ig https://represent.us/the-strategy-to-end-corruption/ https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1633249870684336129/photo/3 https://www.businessinsider.com/read-fox-news-dominion-defamation-lawsuit-2020-biden-2023-3?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/sidney-powell-voter-fraud-claims-headless-time-travel-dominion-fox-2023-2 https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-laughed-at-sidney-powell-voter-fraud-claims-2022-12 https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/01/federal-lobbying-spending-reaches-4-1-billion-in-2022-the-highest-since-2010/ https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2022:_Incumbent_win_rates_by_state https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/incumbent-advantage https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/01/federal-lobbying-spending-reaches-4-1-billion-in-2022-the-highest-since-2010/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/257372/top-lobbying-firms-in-the-us-by-expenses/ https://www.mediaite.com/tv/rupert-murdoch-did-not-say-it-is-not-red-or-blue-it-is-green/ https://www.businessinsider.com/sidney-powell-voter-fraud-claims-headless-time-travel-dominion-fox-2023-2 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fox-dominion-voting-systems-reach-settlement-over-false-election-claims https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/18/business/fox-news-dominion-trial-settlement https://www.npr.org/2023/02/20/1158223099/fox-news-dominion-wackadoodle-election-fraud-claim https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/media/dominion-fox-news-allegations/index.html https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/889/actual-malice…

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Ep. 083 - Stand Your Ground Feat. Flirtcheap 2:13:21

2 years ago2:13:21

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Once again Mr. Flirtcheap comes on the pod to discuss SYG laws and the recent thrust of the topic back into the media spotlight. We examine the Austin, Kansas City, and Upstate NY FlirtCheap - Instagram Sponsor: Public Hangings for Pedophiles FiRST WORLD COMIC Intro/Outro Music: Ataraxis by ATP Find Us - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter…

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Ep. 082 - Return of the Cain(g) Feat. Liberty Uninterrupted and Flirtcheap 2:11:56

2 years ago2:11:56

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The group has been reassembled, but under the tragedy that happened in Nashville. Logan and Matt are joined by Jamie and Flirt to discuss the shooting. (Audio issues will probably be present. The file was corrupted in the download stage but I was able to recover it) FlirtCheap - Instagram Liberty Uninterrupted - Instagram Sponsor: Public Hangings for Pedophiles FiRST WORLD COMIC Intro/Outro Music: Ataraxis by ATP Find Us - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter…

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Ep. 081 - Secrets, Secrets Everywhere: Section 702 1:40:53

2 years ago1:40:53

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In this week's episode, Logan and Matt sit down to explore the ever elusive and ever so secret Section 702 of FISA. In short, everything pertaining to your rights and violations of them is a matter of national security, and they aren't talking! If you enjoy the show, make sure you share and give us a 5 Star review! Sponsor: Public Hangings for Pedophiles Q4 Donation - Guardian Group FiRST WORLD COMIC https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2054425267/firstworld-1-a-satirical-parody Intro/Outro Music: Ataraxis by ATP Find Us - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter Links: https://reason.com/2023/02/27/scotus-says-domestic-spying-is-too-secret-to-be-challenged-in-court/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/us/politics/how-classified-information-is-handled.html https://cdt.org/insights/section-702-what-it-is-how-it-works/ https://www.mercatus.org/economic-insights/expert-commentary/white-house-social-media-summit-and-return-regulation-raised https://www.minotdailynews.com/opinion/national-columnists/2023/03/spying-on-all-persons-in-plain-sight/ https://epic.org/reforming-702-end-warrantless-backdoor-searches/ https://www.dni.gov/files/CLPT/documents/2022_ASTR_for_CY2020_FINAL.pdf https://www.intelligence.gov/assets/documents/702%20Documents/declassified/24th-Joint-Assessment-of-FISA-702-Compliance.pdf https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/congressman-confronts-fbi-over-egregious-unlawful-search-of-his-personal-data/…

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Ep. 080 - Public Shaming 2:06:10

2 years ago2:06:10