France's Xavier Bertrand: Macron and Le Pen have a new rival

France's Xavier Bertrand: Macron and Le Pen have a new rival

Lots more to come on this.

In France’s Military, Muslims Find a Tolerance That Is Elusive Elsewhere - The New York Times

In France’s Military, Muslims Find a Tolerance That Is Elusive Elsewhere - The New York Times

There is so much more to the core story.

France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says - The New York Times

France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says - The New York Times

I wonder.

French Muslim women push back on the politics of the hijab. ‘It’s my choice. It’s my life.’ - Washington Post

French Muslim women push back on the politics of the hijab. ‘It’s my choice. It’s my life.’ - Washington Post

Women should chose, not the "state". Period.

Regional Elections in France Will Test the Far Right’s Appeal - The New York Times

Regional Elections in France Will Test the Far Right’s Appeal - The New York Times

Extremely worrying.

The Mayor, the Teacher and a Fight Over a ‘Lost Territory’ of France - The New York Times

The Mayor, the Teacher and a Fight Over a ‘Lost Territory’ of France - The New York Times

La France.

French Political Leader Pelted With Flour During Protest - The New York Times

French Political Leader Pelted With Flour During Protest - The New York Times

Does it happen in the US?

Opinion | France Is Becoming More Like America. It’s Terrible. - The New York Times

Opinion | France Is Becoming More Like America. It’s Terrible. - The New York Times

Unsettling true. 

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. 

I’m French & I Had to Go to the Doctor in the US—Here’s What Happened | Observer

I’m French & I Had to Go to the Doctor in the US—Here’s What Happened | Observer

I bet this happens all the time.

Piratage : les données médicales sensibles de 500 000 français publiées sur internet

Piratage : les données médicales sensibles de 500 000 français publiées sur internet

We share this sort of problem. 

Lucky Luke, the Comic Book Cowboy, Discovers Race, Belatedly - The New York Times

Lucky Luke, the Comic Book Cowboy, Discovers Race, Belatedly - The New York Times

I hope that President MACRON does not condemn this as too much US influence!

‘It’s so unfair’: life on the streets of the French town branded as ‘lost to Islam’ | World news | The Guardian

‘It’s so unfair’: life on the streets of the French town branded as ‘lost to Islam’ | World news | The Guardian

Will sort this out later.

Heating Up Culture Wars, France to Scour Universities for Ideas That ‘Corrupt Society’ - The New York Times

Heating Up Culture Wars, France to Scour Universities for Ideas That ‘Corrupt Society’ - The New York Times

My first reaction to this is horror over the idea of goverment-approved (or disapproved) speech.

`Woke' American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say - The New York Times

`Woke' American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say - The New York Times

I'd look elsewhere; in fact, I would look at what is being defended.

France to Scrap Law Banning Desk Lunches - The New York Times

France to Scrap Law Banning Desk Lunches - The New York Times

These big incremental changes are really important.

Léna Situations, Upstart French Influencer, Is Rattling the Literary Lions - The New York Times

Léna Situations, Upstart French Influencer, Is Rattling the Literary Lions - The New York Times

So many conflicting forces.

At Elite French Universities, Students Demand Environmental Action - The New York Times

At Elite French Universities, Students Demand Environmental Action - The New York Times

Go guys!

France passes law protecting the sounds and smells of the countryside | CNN Travel

France passes law protecting the sounds and smells of the countryside | CNN Travel

C'est la France. 

Prominent French Intellectual Steps Down Amid Accusations of Incest - The New York Times

Prominent French Intellectual Steps Down Amid Accusations of Incest - The New York Times

If this cesspool starts to leak, it will be a flood. 

An Embattled Public Servant in a Fractured France - The New York Times

An Embattled Public Servant in a Fractured France - The New York Times

To read.

France Fast-Tracks Citizenship for Frontline Workers - The New York Times

France Fast-Tracks Citizenship for Frontline Workers - The New York Times

THis may very well be the right thing to do. 

Once a Slogan of Unity, ‘Je Suis Charlie’ Now Divides France - The New York Times

Once a Slogan of Unity, ‘Je Suis Charlie’ Now Divides France - The New York Times

This has got to turn around, but I fear the price that must be paid in such an environment. 

City of Paris Fined Nearly $110,000 for Appointing Too Many Women - The New York Times

City of Paris Fined Nearly $110,000 for Appointing Too Many Women - The New York Times

C'est la France.

As France Shifts Right, a Hard-Line Minister Proves Indispensable to Macron - The New York Times

As France Shifts Right, a Hard-Line Minister Proves Indispensable to Macron - The New York Times

Not good.

Opinion | Responding to Terrorism in France - The New York Times

Opinion | Responding to Terrorism in France - The New York Times

The NYT still got this wrong. 

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, Who Struggled to Transform France, Dies at 94 - The New York Times

Surely a legend.

Ce que l’on peut espérer de l'allocution télévisée d'Emmanuel Macron, ce mardi soir - Nice-Matin

Ce que l’on peut espérer de l'allocution télévisée d'Emmanuel Macron, ce mardi soir - Nice-Matin

So much change in the wind. 

France’s Dragnet for Extremists Sweeps Up Some Schoolchildren, Too - The New York Times

France’s Dragnet for Extremists Sweeps Up Some Schoolchildren, Too - The New York Times

France is headed down the wrong road.

How to Pretend You’re in Paris Tonight - The New York Times

How to Pretend You’re in Paris Tonight - The New York Times

Neat idea!

The President vs. the American Media - The New York Times

The President vs. the American Media - The New York Times

Excellent discussion.

France says battle is against Islamist extremism. Some Muslims see a broader attack. - The Washington Post

France says battle is against Islamist extremism. Some Muslims see a broader attack. - The Washington Post

A huge concern. 

Along the Seine, Booksellers Try to Hold Off an Unhappy Ending - The New York Times

Along the Seine, Booksellers Try to Hold Off an Unhappy Ending - The New York Times

How to preserve what is best during such a tumultuous time?

Attacks in France Point to a Threat Beyond Extremist Networks - The New York Times

Attacks in France Point to a Threat Beyond Extremist Networks - The New York Times

The French strategy needs a lot of review.

Opinion | Is France Fueling Muslim Terrorism by Trying to Prevent It? - The New York Times

Well said but I would add much and will. 

Killing of a Teacher, Samuel Paty, Raises Doubts About French Integration - The New York Times

It's a lot more than this. 

After Teacher’s Decapitation, France Unleashes a Broad Crackdown on ‘the Enemy Within’ - The New York Times

This will get much worse before there is any improvement, seems to me. 

French Kill Man After a Fatal Knife Attack on the Street - The New York Times

Really bad.

France's Soccer Federation Roiled by Workplace Culture Complaints - The New York Times

Pas bon.

What Trump could learn from French history - CNN

Good observations.

Are Amazon Jobs Worth 1,400 Loads of Traffic? French Region Is Split - The New York Times

Huge culture conflict!

Macron outlines new law to prevent Islamic ‘separatism’ in France - The Washington Post

So important to so many.

France’s Colonial Legacy Is Being Judged in Trial Over African Art - The New York Times

Important to so many people.

Why Trump’s tax returns caused a stir abroad, even as foreign leaders refuse to publish their own - The Washington Post

So much to learn from each.

Why French Politicians Can’t Stop Talking About Crime - The New York Times

Not all that different from the US.

BBC - Travel - Why the French love to complain

To read.

Tati, a ‘Place Where Everybody Can Shop,’ Is Closing Its Doors in Paris - The New York Times

Not good news.

Fighting Discrimination, a French Woman Becomes a Champion of Men - The New York Times

Impressive.

Complete Guide to France | French Travel, Culture & Style

Look again.

France-Amérique - The Best of French Culture

To review.

Opinion | The Tenacity of the Franco-American Ideal - The New York Times

Useful perspective.

For 20 Years, His Firm Called Him Antoine. Now Mohamed Is Suing. - The New York Times

Interesting case.

U.S. Will Impose Tariffs on French Goods in Response to Tech Tax - The New York Times

Bad decision.

Sécheresse : les agriculteurs payent la facture

Serious.

European Workers Draw Paychecks. American Workers Scrounge for Food. - The New York Times

There is indeed a difference between our two countries.

Opinion | Montaigne Fled the Plague, and Found Himself - The New York Times

To read!

George Floyd Protests Stir a Difficult Debate on Race in France - The New York Times

Needed.

French Police Push Back Against Proposed Reforms - The New York Times

Right is right; do the right thing and favor the human rights of people.

George Floyd death propels Black Lives Matter movement in France - The Washington Post

Want to read this more carefully.

Why George Floyd's Death In Minneapolis Hit A Nerve In France : NPR

Such a complicated comparison.

Manifestations contre les violences policières: le préfet des Alpes-Maritimes dit "non" et prévoit un dispositif spécial ce week-end à Nice - Nice-Matin

Thought and expression should never be sacrificed in favor of even the public health argument here. The action should not be to bar speech; it should be to develop a plan to allow both, working with the protestors in advance.

Macron Beat Back the Coronavirus. France Is Not Impressed. - The New York Times

This is, sadly, not surprising.

So Press lance "So Good", le magazine de ceux qui luttent pour un monde meilleur

Bon.

Parisians Savor More Than the Coffee as Cafes Reopen - The New York Times

This is not sustainable.

Live Coronavirus News - The New York Times

Love it!

How France Lost the Weapons to Fight a Pandemic - The New York Times

So much everywhere that did not happen as we expected.

Is the European cheek kiss greeting gone for good? Etiquette experts help navigate the new normal. - The Washington Post

Let's hope not!

Comparing

The value for Labor force, total in France was 30,316,800 as of 2019.

In the US:

About 30 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits over the past six weeks

Streets Should Be Car-Free During Lockdown. And After. - The New York Times

Great story both in Paris and New York City. We need to make the right decisions.

Coronavirus World Updates - The New York Times

Where will this lead us?

Coronavirus live updates: Italy easing lockdown, U.S. cases near 1 million as Birx says social distancing will continue through summer - The Washington Post

Huge downside for this.

Coronavirus in France: Without Tourists, Paris Again Belongs to Parisians - The New York Times

I am sure it does.

Billionaires’ compound with its own coronavirus testing center stokes anger on the French Riviera - The Washington Post

Really bad.

France Weighs Using Digital Tracking in the Fight Against Coronavirus - The New York Times

It's needed.

‘What Rhymes With Purell?’ Franglais Rappers Push Language Boundaries in Quebec - The New York Times

Hmm.

RIRES DU MONDE S01 (TV5 QUEBEC CANADA) - French humour

Bon!

One of Europe’s Most Polluted Towns Stages a Noisy Revolt - The New York Times

Good.

France Tries Limiting Joblessness to Confront Coronavirus Recession - The New York Times

Sustainability is the key and who really knows?

Paris Coronavirus: Lockdown Turns Magnet City into a Ghost Town - The New York Times

Eerie.

Schools and seniors

Never could have imagined this.

Uber Ruling in France Boosts Gig Workers’ Rights - WSJ

Issue in both countries.