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America’s allies looking elsewhere for action
Tom Rogan reports for National Review Online on one consequence of President Obama’s decision to “lead from behind” in foreign policy. “You don’t win a war with planes, so we…
François Hollande
President of France from 2012 to 2017
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President remains undeterred by facts
Jonah Goldberg‘s latest column at National Review Online emphasizes President Obama’s decision to double down on his questionable foreign policy. According to legend, if not actual historians, Harold Macmillan was…
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Socialism vs. growth
The French would like to boost economic growth, but not if that means giving up the policies that slow growth. At least that’s one way to interpret a Bloomberg Businessweek…
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Barron’s editorial page editor ponders Paris proceedings
Thomas Donlan of Barron’s explores the massive rally honoring those killed in an attack on the offices of a satirical magazine in Paris. When nearly three million French people gathered…
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British historian Johnson worries his own country might follow France’s lead
Historian Paul Johnson‘s latest column for Forbes spells out some key problems plaguing France. Johnson worries his home country might follow suit in the not-too-distant future. AT PRESENT FRANCE IS…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Man-bites-dog story: French Socialists pursue government spending cuts
Perhaps there’s another way in which American government leaders can learn a lesson from France. The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek offers details. During his 27 months in office, French…
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Hayward ponders the future of leftist statism
Steven Hayward asks in the headline of a Powerline blog entry: “Is the Left Approaching a Kool-Aid Moment?” And he’s not just talking about the American political Left. We noted…
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Historian Johnson ponders London’s appeal to the ‘superrich’
Historian Paul Johnson devotes his latest Forbes magazine column to an interesting economic fact regarding London. A remarkable fact of international life today is the emergence of London as one…
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Oui, oui, oui … all the way home
Who says we can’t learn useful lessons from the French? Consider this blurb from the latest print edition of National Review. France has once again tried to impose punitive taxes…
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Boudreaux reviews the Piketty book for Barron’s
George Mason University economist Donald Boudreaux offers Barron’s readers a less-than-glowing review of Thomas Piketty’s book on capital and income inequality. Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century might soon…
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Historian Johnson compares Putin’s moves to those of the 20th century’s most infamous dictator
Historian Paul Johnson asks Forbes magazine readers to consider whether Russia’s current strongman can be compared reasonably to Germany’s most famous power-mad dictator. Today’s drift toward war with Russia seems…
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Wall Street Journal columnist probes the Left’s recent governing problems
Daniel Henninger pokes liberal leaders in the ribs with his latest Wall Street Journal column. Surveying the fall in support for the governments of Barack Obama, New York City’s progressive…