John Laurenson
Thousands of new French windfarms — but no reduction in carbon emissions
‘Wind and solar power make it impossible for France to close down its remaining fossil fuel power stations’
The Matzneff affair
Literary Paris and the French Left have had a blind spot for paedophilia—for decades
Latin lovers
A new, distinctly conservative generation of French priests is reviving Catholic life in France
France’s Catholic Disneyland
Puy du Fou is popular, conservative, historically-themed — and successful
Charlie Chaplin à la Française
Louis de Funès may be France’s most beloved actor. The choice tells us a lot about those who love him
Majority rule; minority rights
It is folly to treat UK race relations as totally divorced from the rest of human experience. We need to look at the larger global picture
American revolutions: Rewriting the language of the unheard
‘Dissenting viewpoints — for example, the belief that America is not an intrinsically racist country—are shunned as further proof of racist pathologies’
The favourites
From Piers Gaveston onwards, controversial courtiers have a long history in British politics.How unusual is Dominic Cummings?