David Axelrod and David French in Conversation
  • Politics and Society
R. Scott Falk Memorial Program

David Axelrod and David French in Conversation

Two political thinkers coming together
Saturday, May 9, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CTAthenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

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About the Event:

David Axelrod and David French don’t exactly come from the same starting place. Axelrod is a newspaperman-turned-campaign strategist who served as President Obama’s chief strategist. French is a constitutional litigator and former major in the United States Army Reserve who now writes an op-ed column for The New York Times. One is traditionally liberal, the other conservative. Join us as these two old friends share why they believe such labels don’t matter in our existential fight for democratic norms and a liberal order, along with a discussion of the most critical issues of the day.


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David Axelrod

David Axelrod

David Axelrod is a preeminent American political strategist and commentator, and the former ch...

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David French

David French

David French is a columnist for The New York Times. A graduate of Harvard Law School, D...

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