Rod Dreher exposes a new trend among French jihadis, who are shaving beards, stopping their prayers, and using other methods to avoid scrutiny from authorities. Dreher quotes from a New York Times article by Gilles Kepel, a French scholar focused on Islamic radicalism. And: With all this attention focused on them, many jihadis are now […]
Center-Left Emmanuel Macron to Win French Presidency
As it was in the U.S. presidential race, I would not have a candidate today if we were eligible to vote in France. I did vote for Trump and would, if voting in France, vote in the final round for Macron. The vote would be cast, however, strictly as opposition against the less suitable candidate. […]
UPDATE: The View from Paris: Macron the Clear Front Runner
Originally posted April 11, 2017. UPDATE: Emmanuel Macron won 23.75% of the vote, in the first round of France’s presidential election, slightly ahead of Marine Le Pen who garnered 21.53%. The two will now meet once again in second round voting on May 7. Debbie and I are on the ground in Paris today and […]
Marine Le Pen—Islam Is an “Odious Ideology”
Originally posted January 16, 2015. As Jacob Heilbrunn notes, Le Pen, leader Front National said in a post-Paris attack address, “The absolute rejection of Islamic fundamentalism must be proclaimed loudly and clearly.” Le Pen called on French president Francois Hollande to suspend the Schengen Accords that allow for visa-free movement inside Europe. Heilbrunn writes, “Le […]
The Common Ground of Democracy is Sinking Beneath Americans’ Feet
In the United States and across the globe people are struggling with forms of democracy which either don’t represent their interests or are completely gridlocked by partisanship. At The American Conservative, Pat Buchanan explains that democracy has lost its luster. Around the world, purer forms of democracy are giving way to more autocratic replacements. Pat […]
Fillon Best For France!
The election in France is heating up and the race is close between four leading candidates, Les Republicains candidate François Fillon, Front National leader Marine Le Pen, center-left independent Emmanuel Macron and a far-left leaning independent Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The idea that either Le Pen or Mélenchon could win is terrifying markets and if it came to […]
Are States Facing a Debt Driven Brazil-style Future?
Dan Mitchell warns that American states with underfunded pension liabilities are facing a future not unlike the present suffering currently endured by Brazil. States are under-funding their pensions by more than $1.5 trillion. Mitchell writes “Brazil is already sufferingthe inevitable consequences of a pension system that treats bureaucrats as a protected and cossetted class.” He […]
Here’s the Best Recipe for Poor Nations’ Success
Dan Mitchell introduces a video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity explaining the recipe for growth and prosperity that can help poor nations prosper. The recipe for growth and prosperity isn’t very complicated. Adam Smith provided a very simple formula back in the 1700s. For folks who prefer a more quantitative approach, the Fraser […]
Should You Need ‘Good Cause’ to Concealed Carry?
The Supreme Court may be on a path to decide whether or not law enforcement officials can require Americans to provide “good cause” before granting them a concealed carry permit. Typically acceptable reasons are that the applicant carries a lot of cash, works as a security guard, or is under imminent threat of bodily harm. […]
Radical Islam is THE Issue in France’s Coming Election
Each of the candidates for the French presidency has staked out a position on the question of how to deal with radical Islamist terrorists in France. Marine Le Pen has taken the hard line, with a trove of ideas for clamping down on the spread of the violent radical Islamist ideology in Gaul. Scott McConnell […]
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