The saying, “no one is above the law” has been repeated with abandon the past few years in the United States. The incarceration of former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, should remind us what no one being above the law really means.
Read MoreIt’s pretty easy to mock the French government right now. However, throwing proverbial stones has already gotten Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike, into enough serious trouble. Perhaps it’s time for them to build a more solid house than one made of glass.
Read MoreMontesquieu’s Spirit of the Laws explains how governments become corrupted and makes for an enlightening read these days.
Read MoreEmmanuel Macron promised a new government by December 25 and it was nothing short of a Christmas miracle.
Read MoreBringing colonial history into the language classroom engages students in both history and language.
Read MoreIs paper or computer better for assessing L2 students’ writing? This article shares observations from several French classes at an American high school in which assessments that were otherwise identical were offered to students on both paper and computer.
Read MoreThis year marks the 235th anniversary of the start of the French Revolution. With each passing year, the ancien régime creeps further into a distant past. Yet the lessons to be learned from it are stronger than ever. By comparison, the past seems eerily analogous to the United States today. And if that past is any guide, Americans might want to brace themselves for more turbulent times well past Election Day.
Read MoreThe passing of the Olympic torch from Paris to Los Angeles was a fitting end to this summer’s games. It shed a light, so to speak, on just how much the games have become Disneyesque.
Read MoreDuring a recent visit to the Mémorial de la Shoah (Holocaust Museum) in Paris, I caught a temporary exhibition on the role of foreigners in the French Resistance. It was a discovery of some of the people born outside France who helped save those persecuted inside it during the Occupation. Many of these champions of freedom are probably unknown to most Americans, but two of those featured in the exhibit were in fact American: Varian Fry and Tracy Strong, Jr.
Read MoreWhen news broke out earlier this month about Gabriel Attal becoming France’s latest prime minister, the headlines made two things about him stand out.
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