[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

Dewey, you probably didn't catch this because you do not hold grudges like I do (I keep them forever), but from the article:

"Ross Douthat has written powerfully about the political consequences of post-Christian conservatism. It turns out that when men and women shed their faith, they don’t necessarily get more liberal, but they do get more tribal and vicious."

Tribal and vicious is a reference to something the NeverTrumpers were harping on during the election: that Trump and his supporters are "nativists."

French is the chinless weirdo who nearly ran for President to vainly attempt to help Hillary win the election.

This article is a thinly veiled attempt to tell people that Trump supporters are "post-Christian" because they support deportation.

Nevertheless, I suppose there may or may not be some correct observations in his overall message, except for this tribal nonsense. If anything, the less religious people become, the more liberal, and the more globalistic.

[DeweyCA]

Actually, I did catch that in the article. I think what French is quoting Douthat as saying is that when people dump Christianity, they also will often dump the civility that Christianity teaches. In the article, both Douthat and French apply this to both the far Left and and the alt-Right. I have seen some of the viciousness and frequent name-calling from both of these entities.