Last week in Paris, a mix of genuine protest, opportunistic violence, and government failure.
Gillen Tener Martin
Gillen Tener Martin is the features editor at the Washington Monthly.
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Posted inForeign Affairs
Amid Student Protests, Pessimism About France’s Future
The massive outpouring I saw in Paris was animated by more than students’ legitimate concerns about deteriorating schools.
Posted inBooks
Hannah Arendt’s Life in Friendship
The many bonds the German theorist built and maintained across disagreements were beautiful—and ungeneralizable to America’s crisis of comradery today.
Posted inGovernment
Big, Ugly Changes to SNAP Are Hitting County Budgets
For many local governments, administering federal food benefits is increasingly becoming an unfunded mandate.
Posted inCollege Guide
Best Colleges for Rural America
These small-town universities deliver better value by a country mile.
Posted inPolitics
How American Media Is Gaslighting Europeans on Air Conditioning
The continent is sweating not because of effete resistance to AC, but because of climate change.
Posted inForeign Policy
The French Rejection
Why Emmanuel Macron can’t convince his voters to rearm.
Posted inMagazine
Gavin Newsom’s Tragic Mistake on Homelessness
In his all but certain presidential run, the California governor will be haunted by his noble pledge to provide permanent housing for the homeless, and his failure to give them temporary shelter.
Posted inNewsletter
“I Could Do Anything”: Trump’s Dangerous Mantra
The president’s words on Cuba, the next nation he’s casing for foreign intervention, sound all too familiar.
Posted inPolitics
Another Way Republicans Are Overplaying Their Hand on Immigration
Now they’re going after Americans who are also citizens of another country—like me, and Melania and Barron Trump.
