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Paris Burning: What Will Become of Paris and France?

Politics in France, as in the U.S., is about geography. The farther away from the cities you get, the more conservative the vote. That’s not...

Lobby City Hall or Burn It Down

The year 2026 will not go down in history as a calm one. Unrest and discomfort over a war in Ukraine, war in the...

Paris: Watch Your Back and Margin of Safety

Your Survival Guy is back from a ten-day trip to Paris. I have plenty to report beyond the protests and violence, including whether you...

Your Survival Guy Escapes Violence in Paris

Your Survival Guy is back home from Paris, as planned and on schedule. I’m happy to be home and happy to have had another...

RIOTS: Your Survival Guy on the Ground in Paris

Your survival Guy and Gal took our morning walk through the Tuileries Gardens in Paris on Saturday. That afternoon, 110,000 protestors were rampaging through...

Babkas in Paris

Originally posted September 17th 2025: In The New York Times, Joan Nathan reveals the new trend in Paris bakeries, babkas. She writes: A recent visit to...

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