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David P. Deavel

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

AMAC Staff Writing since 2022 @davidpdeavel

223

Articles published

Years with AMAC

Topics covered

Sep 13, 2026

Background

David P. Deavel teaches at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. A past Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute, he is a Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative. Follow him on X (Twitter) @davidpdeavel.

Credentials

Areas of expertise

Catholic theology and thoughtConservative political and cultural commentaryJohn Henry Newman, G.K. Chesterton, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn studiesEducation and higher education

Credentials

Associate Professor of Theology, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas
Associate Editor, VoegelinView
Senior Contributor, The Imaginative Conservative
2019 Lincoln Fellow, Claremont Institute
Co-editor, 'Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West' (University of Notre Dame Press, 2020)
Former editor-in-chief, Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture
Writing in Catholic World Report, First Things, National Review, Wall Street Journal, and other outlets

Education

B.A., English and Philosophy — Calvin College
M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Theology — Fordham University

Awards

Acton Institute Novak Award (2013)

Editorial standards

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Reporting

223 articles

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

Politics

Democrats’ Halloween Party Candidates Should Scare Us

A new political commentary argues that today’s Democratic Party has become increasingly defined by theatrical candidates, ideological radicalism, and carefully crafted public personas.

Jul 19, 2026