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The Wordsmith

Hubris Syndrome, a Sickness of Heads of State

From Trump to Putin to Erdogan, many political leaders are suffering from a pathology whose symptoms include the feeling of being omnipotent. […]
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Balderdash, Twaddle, and Other Macronisms

Despite speaking a very refined French, President Emmanuel Macron allows himself the occasional semantic indulgence. […]
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Perspectives

What Do French Overseas Territories Want?

Liberty, equality, insularity? The protests in France’s overseas territories that regularly make the news should not deceive anyone. Today, the push for independence has […]
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History

The Lost River of Paris

The Bièvre flows beneath the 13th and 5th arrondissements, but has been buried under concrete for the past century. It may soon see the […]
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Perspectives

Immigration in France: Myths and Facts

Despite being widely shared by the far right and adopted by parts of the right, the theory of a massive foreign invasion, the so-called […]

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