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David P. Deavel, Associate Professor of Theology, University of St. Thomas (Houston) at AMAC

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David P. Deavel

Associate Professor of Theology, University of St. Thomas (Houston)

AMAC Staff Writing since 2022 @davidpdeavel

225

Articles published

4

Years with AMAC

10

Topics covered

Sep 27, 2026

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225 articles

Politics

Let’s Keep Our Eyes on the Prize and Not the Polls or the Odds

The polls have been wrong - or outright deceptive - too many times over the past decade to trust them now.

Sep 27, 2026

Faith & Public Life

A Quiet Hero of the Conservative Movement: Dovie Eisner In Memoriam

Born with a rare muscle disease and wheelchair-bound, Dovie Eisner competed in the National Spelling Bee at 13 and died at 35 after more than a year in a coma.

Sep 20, 2026

Politics

Lawyers & Shameless Press Wage War on Justice in Lindsay Clancy Trial

Jurors and defense lawyer Kevin Reddington publicly singled out the one holdout who refused to acquit Lindsay Clancy of killing her three children, then let activists smear him.

Sep 13, 2026

Politics

Looking Back on the 2016 Essay That Changed American History

10 years after Michael Anton's essay on the necessity of a Trump victory, the nation once again faces a crossroads.

Sep 6, 2026

National Security

The Case for Mandatory National Service

A first-hand review of Israel's military service requirement perhaps points to potential benefits of a similar program in the United States.

Sep 1, 2026

Vance Speaks to the Great American Middle in Middletown

Vice President J.D. Vance articulated what "America First" means.

Aug 23, 2026

Politics

Racialized DEI Hiring Is Bad for Everyone

Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who was found dead on Friday, was indeed a victim - but not of "racist" online trolls, as his defenders claim.

Aug 16, 2026

Politics

Why Republicans Shouldn’t Celebrate Socialist Hong’s Defeat in Wisconsin

DSA candidate Francesca Hong lost - but her far-left socialist platform is still on the rise.

Aug 13, 2026

Politics

25 Years in the School of Love

Reflecting on 25 years of marriage as a "school of love"—why viewing marriage as a cornerstone, not a capstone, builds lasting happiness.

Aug 9, 2026

Politics

Make American Baby Numbers Great Again

A new report finds 80 percent of everyone who has lived in America since 1600 was born here, and falling birth rates since 2009 point toward economic retreat.

Aug 2, 2026

Politics

Trump Admin Targets “Equity”-Based Discrimination in Schools

DOE ends use of disparate impact analysis alone in school discrimination cases, reshaping civil rights enforcement.

Jul 26, 2026

Politics

The Thread of Liberty & Saving the Republic for the Next 250

A new documentary, The Thread of Liberty, explores America’s founding principles, constitutional heritage, and the enduring challenge of preserving self-government for future generations.

Jul 23, 2026