Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard, who died on July 2 at age 85, will be remembered as a brilliant socialist analyst and forthright contrarian.
Arthur Goldhammer
Arthur Goldhammer is a writer, translator, and Affiliate of the Center for European Studies at Harvard. He blogs at French Politics. Follow him on Twitter: @artgoldhammer.
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After Brexit: What Remains of the European Project?
The British have made up their minds. But what drove them to it?
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The carnage in Orlando and hooliganism in Marseille prompt thoughts about reason versus the passions and the nature of the American Constitution.
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In French Politics, May Is the Cruelest Month
In France, May is the month of protest pageantry, but often the real action takes place offstage.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Metamorphosis
Like Gregor Samsa, the GOP seems incapable of recognizing the change that has come over it.
Posted inBooks
American Maelstrom
A new book by Michael Cohen brings back the pivotal presidential election of 1968, which first revealed the fault lines that still define American politics today.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Foreign Bodies
The volatile mixture of religiously tinged nationalism with massive social disruption and large-scale population movements threatens once again to become explosive in Europe.
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Can Matteo Renzi Save Europe from Austerity?
The last best hope of Europe’s anti-austerity forces faces an uncertain future.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Stuck in the Middle with You
In defense of the political center.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump-l’Oeil
At the heart of Trump’s appeal is not authoritarianism but the cult of celebrity.
