Thursday, May 01, 2014
Varying Auto Safety Standards Interfere With Trade Negotiations : NPR
Great opportunity to compare the US and France.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Un automobiliste sur trois téléphone au volant
Not good. I hope technology can step in to solve this.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Plus d'un Français sur deux est favorable à l'euro
I wonder how a poll would come out in the US about the dollar?
Sunday, April 27, 2014
France Warns Alstom on Possible G.E. Alliance - NYTimes.com - NYTimes.com
This is getting even more interesting.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Thomas Piketty, the Economist Behind ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ Is the Latest Overnight Intellectual Sensation - NYTimes.com
I feel like I need to understand a lot better.
Friday, April 25, 2014
ESC of NC Public & Media Information: Rate News Releases
France now at 10.4% unemployment. North Carolina at 6.3%.
Monnet's Brandy and Europe's Fate | Brookings Institution
It would be nice to see a French version looking the other way. WASHINGTON's Whiskey and America's Fate?
Finkielkraut : « Ouvrons le 21e siècle avec intelligence »
I forget why this fellow is controversial.
James Baldwin, Born 90 Years Ago, Is Fading in Classrooms - NYTimes.com
A lot of France implicated here.
How a 700-page economics book surged to No. 1 on Amazon - CBS News
It seems impossible to predict such things.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
French city conducts mass DNA test in hunt for school rapist | Al Jazeera America
Would this ever happen in the US?
French city conducts mass DNA test in hunt for school rapist | Al Jazeera America
Would this ever happen in the US?
Friday, April 11, 2014
Monday, April 07, 2014
Vive le "Made in France" ou comment les Français "se réapproprient leur industrie"
Compared with the US?
Vive le "Made in France" ou comment les Français "se réapproprient leur industrie"
Compared with the US?
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Saturday, April 05, 2014
In Europe, Echoes of America as Concussions Spur Debate - NYTimes.com
I'd like to understand better the differences between the US and France on this.
France's Far-Right to Ban Faith-Based School Lunch Options - NYTimes.com
This could lead to far more than unhappiness.
Friday, April 04, 2014
Sarkozy et Chirac, muses de George W. Bush - Libération
Will we see SARKOZY taking brush to pallette?
Thursday, April 03, 2014
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
French Leader Approves a New Cabinet - NYTimes.com
So much to discuss about all of this and how it compares with the Cabinet in the US.
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
PORTRAIT. Mais qui es-tu Manuel Valls? | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin
Hard to compare with the US since we really have nothing like a prime minister; she/he has to be pieced together in the US from several roles. In France, that may give us a Spanish-born prime minister, a Spanish-born mayor of Paris, an Italian-born finance minister, and people like Najat (I forget if she was born in Morocco).
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Francois Hollande on ropes after far-right wins French town halls | The Australian
Tough task ahead of HOLLANDE.
Municipales : le taux d'abstention au second tour est estimé à 38% par Ipsos/Steria
Here in Chapel Hill, NC, the turnout in 2013 municipal elections was about 13%, compared to France with 62%!
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
GDP
Where is the best chart of French v. US GDP with the same criteria used to measure in each case?
Monday, March 24, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Municipales : l'abstention est estimée à 38,5% au premier tour, selon l'institut Ipsos/Steria
France always measures voter turnout by the percentage who do not show up. Are we in the US a half-full country and France destined to be the other half?
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Ces villes où le prix du stationnement a explosé depuis 2008
How have parking fees changed in US cities over this same period?
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Out of Office, Sarkozy Is Still Front and Center - NYTimes.com
A case of just spell my name correctly?
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Sunday, March 09, 2014
Friday, March 07, 2014
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
Monday, March 03, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Montebourg prêt à "botter les fesses" des distributeurs pour les pousser à vendre "français"
It's hard to imagine this path going anywhere productive.
Les Français (un peu) plus pessimistes sur leur niveau de vie futur
Surely, there has to be a way to get the whole population fully engaged.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Last French Beret Maker Fights for Survival in Hollande Test - Bloomberg
Note that the sales director is Irish! He is, according to the BBC, making a big push to sell into Russia now. Bon courage!
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
In Surprise Finish (All Upright), France Sweeps Men’s Ski Cross - NYTimes.com
Good discussion to be had comparing US and French results overall in Olympics.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Chinese Automaker and French Government to Invest in Peugeot - NYTimes.com
How is this received in France compared to what would/did happen in the US?
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Maison Blanche : les selfies des journalistes français irritent l'Amérique - Le Point
Egos can be huge even on small phones.
State Dinner Guest List for Hollande Is Impressive, if Minus One - NYTimes.com
A link to some substance would be good.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Saturday, February 08, 2014
Friday, February 07, 2014
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
French Cultural Institute to Present Visual Arts Festival in New York - NYTimes.com
Looks like a great program.
Tuesday, February 04, 2014
Monday, February 03, 2014
Saturday, February 01, 2014
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