Interview

“Tocqueville Believed That Democracy Is a Constant Struggle”

The teachings of Alexis de Tocqueville are more relevant than ever. Through his travels across the U.S. and his seminal work Democracy in America, […]

By Guy Sorman
| March 8, 2023

Interview

Haiti, Trapped between France and the United States

Did Haitians fall victim to a premature belief in the ideals of the French Revolution? In 1791, they revolted against colonization and slavery. In […]

By Guy Sorman
| February 27, 2023

The Observer

Right and Wrong Choices for the Paris Olympics

The winner’s curse that haunts the hosts of the Olympic Games is back. This time, it’s France that is feeling the chill of cost […]

By Anthony Bulger
| February 24, 2023

Editorial

Woke, a Fashionable Dance

Ideas have always circulated between the United States and France, but slowly. Thirty-five years passed between Tocqueville’s account of American democracy and the establishment […]

By Guy Sorman
| February 21, 2023

The Observer

Celebrating 60 Years of the Barbie Doll in France

Launched in the U.S. in 1959, Barbie made her overseas debut at an international toy fair in Lyon on February 17, 1963. Sixty years […]

By Anthony Bulger
| February 14, 2023

Editorial

Transatlantic Ping-Pong

From the Revolutionary War to the debate on abortion and from #MeToo to Black Lives Matter, causes that agitate American society have regularly resonated […]

By Guy Sorman
| February 1, 2023

Interview

Does France Have an Equivalent of the U.S. Supreme Court?

The U.S Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling on the right to abortion, has sent shockwaves through American society […]