Several years from now, historians may recount a conversation at the Elysée Palace, the residence of France’s president. While watching the returns of the first round of the presidential elections on Sunday night, Nicolas Sarkozy shrugs: “It’s a rebellion.” And an adviser, in turn, replies, “No, Monsieur le Président, c’est une revolution.” Or they may…
We all know politics makes for odd bedfellows. Just how odd, though, was revealed in this morning’s news. The presidential candidacy of Marine Le Pen, leader of the extreme right wing Front National, has just been made possible by a French Israeli citizen. In order to run for president in France, an individual must secure…
She came, she saw, and she was ignored. Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Front has not conquered America as she reaches the end of her five-day official trip. In fact, she has scarcely raised a ripple on the surface of the American media. The New York Times has ignored Le Pen’s whirlwind…
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