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Harper’s Weekly Review has a bang-up summary of elections around the world: “surprise” and “befuddlement” are the apt words: French media expressed surprise at the success of a left alliance forged in the country’s snap election, after weeks of polling … Continue reading

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How crazy is the far right?

Food Fight crazy. Seems that an homme named Forian Philippot, top aide to Marine Le Pen, head of France’s National Front far-right party–soundly defeated in the last election–just departed the Party. Demoted, fired, quit, whatever. Tensions had been reported. Numerous … Continue reading

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