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France Will Never Be Enough for the People Desecrating It

Thomas Chatterton Williams

October 20, 2026

A photo of protesters climbing a statue in Paris as smoke fills the street

The French Are Very Worried, and That’s Making Things Worse

Robert Zaretsky

October 10, 2026

A close-up photo shows a woman's arm and hand as she drops a French ballot into a ballot box.

The Homicide Upending French Politics

Thomas Chatterton Williams

March 20, 2026

A photo of a half-torn sticker showing a portrait of Quentin Deranque

Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night

Alexandra Petri

February 14, 2026

Trump in shadow holding an umbrella

Michel Houellebecq Has Some Fresh Predictions. Be Afraid.

Judith Shulevitz

October 24, 2024

A thin man in a denim shirt poses with his arms crossed in a black-and-white photo.

Democrats Need to Be More French

Thomas Chatterton Williams

July 9, 2024

How Macron Lost France to the Extremes

July 5, 2024

Supporters of the far-right National Rally celebrate the European election results in Paris on June 9.

Macron Won. And So Did the Far Right.

April 25, 2022

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen surrounded by people

Emmanuel Macron’s Win Offers Him a Chance to Be Great

April 24, 2022

A crowd waves flags before a poster of French President Emmanuel Macron on the Eiffel Tower.

‘If Macron Loses, Putin Wins’

Thomas Chatterton Williams

April 23, 2022

An illustration set on a yellow backdrop of Marine Le Pen's photo scribbled over with blue and Emmanuel Macron's photo scribbed over with red, with white scribbles between the two to mimic the French flag

A Macron Victory Isn’t Enough

April 22, 2022

A stencil drawing of Marine Le Pen in the colors of the French flag

The Left-Right Divide Isn’t the One That Matters

December 23, 2019

Emmanuel Macron Expounds as the World Burns

August 22, 2019

Emmanuel Macron stands at a ceremony alongside two other French officials.