[Reaganesque]

There's a much better article to send to your son's teacher: "Barbarians at the Gates of Paris" by Theodore Dalrymple. Despite the title, it is one of the most even handed and prescient articles I've read recently about the situation in France. Check it out.

[joylyn]

Thanks for the link to the Theodore Dalrymple article. This is an excellent piece that everyone who wants to understand the situation in France should read. The attitudes of the police, civil servants, etc. remind me vividly of pre-Giuliani New York City, though apparently it is even worse in Paris. As Giuliani proved, change is possible, but it takes both strong leadership and civic will power.

[ebersole]

Excellent article

[Frank_2001]

Excellent article!