Coco’s Choice: A Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist’s Road Back From Hell - The New York Times

Coco’s Choice: A Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist’s Road Back From Hell - The New York Times

Will need to look at this.

France's Proposed Climate Law Is Stirring Divisions - The New York Times

France's Proposed Climate Law Is Stirring Divisions - The New York Times

To read.....

On the Scrappy Fringes of French Politics, Marine Le Pen Tries to Rebrand - The New York Times

On the Scrappy Fringes of French Politics, Marine Le Pen Tries to Rebrand - The New York Times

Her indirect impact, stemming from those she reflects, is hobbling the stature and life of France.

French court dismisses case against U.S. makers of Agent Orange - The Washington Post

French court dismisses case against U.S. makers of Agent Orange - The Washington Post

To review.

French soldiers warn of civil war in new letter - BBC News

French soldiers warn of civil war in new letter - BBC News 

So much to worry about here and there. 

A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border - The New York Times

A Farmer Moved a 200-Year-Old Stone, and the French-Belgian Border - The New York Times

And the earth shook?

With Napoleon Commemoration, Macron Steps Into National Debate - The New York Times

With Napoleon Commemoration, Macron Steps Into National Debate - The New York Times

Lots of urdens to bear.

French mayor Georges Tron, convicted of rape, runs the town of Draveil from prison - The Washington Post

French mayor Georges Tron, convicted of rape, runs the town of Draveil from prison - The Washington Post

I'll put this in the impossible to accept file.

Killer of French Police Officer Was a Radicalized Islamist, Prosecutor Says - The New York Times

Killer of French Police Officer Was a Radicalized Islamist, Prosecutor Says - The New York Times

Much more trouble ahead.

Top French Court Rules Killer of Jewish Woman Cannot Stand Trial - The New York Times

Top French Court Rules Killer of Jewish Woman Cannot Stand Trial - The New York Times

Probably worth trying to follow this.

France and Covid: Call My Agent star joins plea to reopen theatres - BBC News

France and Covid: Call My Agent star joins plea to reopen theatres - BBC News

Hmm.

French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights | Reuters

French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights | Reuters

Let's hope they got it right.

In France’s Delayed #MeToo, Powerful Men Fall, One After Another - The New York Times

In France’s Delayed #MeToo, Powerful Men Fall, One After Another - The New York Times

A lot to understand.

A ‘System of Espionage’ Reigned at Ikea, a French Prosecutor Charges - The New York Times

A ‘System of Espionage’ Reigned at Ikea, a French Prosecutor Charges - The New York Times

Sounds like France to me. 

Building a Mosque in France, Never Easy, May Get Even Harder - The New York Times

Building a Mosque in France, Never Easy, May Get Even Harder - The New York Times

I fundamentally disagree with how France has confronted all of these issues. They have confused some sense of past glory with freedom and the latter lost. 

Viewpoint: France's President Macron doesn't get the impact of colonialism on Algeria - BBC News

Viewpoint: France's President Macron doesn't get the impact of colonialism on Algeria - BBC News

This will continue for generations more.

Can France’s Far Right Rise to Power? One Mayor Shows How. - The New York Times

Can France’s Far Right Rise to Power? One Mayor Shows How. - The New York Times

To read more carefully.

Christopher Caldwell (journalist) - Wikipedia

Christopher Caldwell (journalist) - Wikipedia

I would have expected the NYT to tell us more about him before being asked to read what he has written, presumably from Massachusetts? Maybe those friends to which I referred are people who think like he does in the US, no less. 

Opinion | Is This the End of French Intellectual Life? - The New York Times

Opinion | Is This the End of French Intellectual Life? - The New York Times

My first impressioin is that this guy spends too much time focused on his friends, but I will read it more carefully.

African-American Sacrifice in the Killing Fields of France - The New York Times

African-American Sacrifice in the Killing Fields of France - The New York Times

I have a feeling that there is a lot more to this story and others like it.