The Radical Centrism of Emmanuel Macron
France's presidential front-runner is drawing on a tradition with little precedent in his country's politics.
David Bosco
Max Boot
Rosa Brooks
Thanassis Cambanis
Elizabeth Dickinson
Laurie Garrett
Kim Ghattas
Julia Ioffe
Leela Jacinto
Whitney Kassel
Jeffrey Lewis
Aaron David Miller
Suzanne Nossel
Thomas E. Ricks
David Rothkopf
Kori Schake
Emile Simpson
James Stavridis
Bruce Stokes
James Traub
Stephen M. Walt
Lauren Wolfe
Michela Wrong
Micah Zenko
The Last Days of Charles De Gaulle
The campaign run by France’s center-right has cut any last ties between the general and the party that claims to defend his legacy.
A United Europe Was Once a Racist, Far-Right Project
And it could soon be again.
Why Is France So Corrupt?
France’s lax ethical standards are catching up with Francois Fillon — and boosting Marine Le Pen's campaign for president.
The English-Speaking, German-Loving, French Politician Europe Has Been Waiting for
Emmanuel Macron is promising hope and change — for the entire continent.
France’s Zombie Catholics Have Risen — and They’re Voting
Francois Fillon has energized the country's many lapsed Christians. Will they stick by his side in the spring?
Nicolas Sarkozy’s Waterloo Is His War on Islam
The former president has staked his comeback on a mistaken belief that France is having an identity crisis.
The Mytilenean Dialogue Explains Who Really Won the Trump-Clinton Debate
Why Hillary won, but America lost.
France’s Bongo-Bongo Party
As Gabon erupts in violence, the dark, twisted legacy tying this former colony to Paris is bubbling up to the surface.
France’s Perpetual State of Emergency
The country's extraordinary anti-terrorism measures are on the way to becoming entirely ordinary.
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About Robert Zaretsky
Robert Zaretsky is a professor of history at the University of Houston's Honors College. His most recent book is Boswell's Enlightenment.
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