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Behind the Façades in France: What expats and the mainstream media (French and American alike) fail to notice (or fail to tell you) about French attitudes, principles, values, and official positions…

Friday, August 09, 2013

My Dad Kept Staring at the Female Teenager

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I took my dad to the mall the other day to buy some new shoes (he is 66). Valerie tells us. We decided to grab a bite at the food co...
Tuesday, August 06, 2013

The old anti-American strategy looks intact: Germany’s political Chicken Littles have made Snowden's accusations the attention-getting issue in the country’s election campaign

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The concern of European allies about American electronic eavesdropping on their citizens is both reasonable and unresolved. What it needn...
Monday, August 05, 2013

Latest Lefty Rewriting of History: During World War II, "Sex become a way to assert American domination" over France

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Just when you thought that World War II was fought by the greatest generation comes a book accusing the American army of racism, of har...

Rewriting History: Times Square's VJ-Day Kissing Sailor Turns Out to Be a "Sexual Predator"

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So that's what it has come to: as Claire Guillot explains in Le Monde's Ce que l'on croit voir series, the kissing sailor in ...
Sunday, August 04, 2013

How Presidential Can You Look in a Photo Like This?

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Many think that the photo of François Hollande in the Thomas Wieder article of his visit to Clichy-sous-Bois makes the president of Fran...
Saturday, August 03, 2013

Welcome to Detroit!

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Just about the only other opinion that Le Monde is willing to give different from its Detroit's-demise-is-all-the-fault-of-white-racists...

Detroit's Problems Presented in France as the Result of White Racists' Egotism

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Two full-page articles in Le Monde present the fall of Motor-City as being in large part due to white racism. One of two graphs in Detroi...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

From Normal or Overweight to Fit 'n' Ripped in Only One Hour

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It's all smoke and mirrors  writes Andrew Dixon about the fitness industry. Many of us knew, or suspected, that, of course, but who ...
Friday, July 26, 2013

Sexual Activity: most people mainly want to prove that they are sexually functioning, and that’s all

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FOR a period of my life, from my 27th to my 39th years, I slept alone writes Sophie Fontanel , the author of the forthcoming book “Th...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Those Who Aren't With Us Are Against Us, Said the President of the USA — 50 Years Ago

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Those who aren't with us are against us, said the president of the United States — 50 years ago . 1963 De Gaulle Warned on Allies ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Did 2 French Aviators Reach North America by Plane in 1927, a Few Days Before Lindbergh Landed in Paris?

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Two French aviators had done it, it seemed writes Scott Sayare in the New York Times — accomplished the first, near-unthinkable flight...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Return of Françafrique: Without much notice from the French, Hollande is bringing France back into Africa

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On Bastille Day this year, African troops from Mali, Chad and other nations proudly marched down the Champs-Élysées as part of the tradit...
Monday, July 22, 2013

If the U.S. were to treat Mexican nationals in the same way that Mexico treats Central American nationals, there would be humanitarian outrage

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There are many strange elements in the current debate over illegal immigration writes Victor Davis Hanson (gracias por instapundit )...
Sunday, July 21, 2013

If 2nd Amendment Only Applies to Muskets, Does 1st Amendment Only Apply To Quill Pens?

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I'm not going to sit here and let Michael Moore tell everyone on national television what he thinks we should be doing on the Second ...
Saturday, July 20, 2013

A Short Film to Sell France to Foreign Investors

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80% of the French are happy to wake up and go to work in the morning?! asks Carine incredulously of a Publicis short selling France to in...
Friday, July 19, 2013

France's New Marianne Stamp Inspired by Topless Feminist Who Hacked Down a Christian Cross with a Chainsaw

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A postage stamp depicting France's cultural symbol Marianne has touched off a flurry of controversy  writes Reuters (merci à Duncan)...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

Who knew that American college students are required to surrender the Bill of Rights at the campus gates?

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Until a month ago, I would have expressed unqualified support for Title IX and for the Violence Against Women Act  writes Judith E Grossma...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

A Young Charismatic Leader Rose Up, Talking of Hope and Change…

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Rafael Cruz , the father of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, invigorated the crowd during [the] FreedomWorks Free the People event. Describing his own...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The unspoken commandment when it comes to sex in America: thou shalt never blame the woman

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… men have become second-class citizens writes Suzanne Venker (thanks to Instapundit ). The most obvious proof is male bashing in t...
Monday, July 15, 2013

The more the divorced mother prevents the father's contact with their kids, the more child support she receives

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Child support formulas are based on the ridiculous notion that a father would make those same sacrifices for an ex-wife who is living wit...
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