Month: February 2020

Young Macron: Minister of Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs

Young Macron: Minister of Economy, Industry, and Digital Affairs

Emmanuel Macron was not entirely to blame for the Socialist Party’s collapse in the 2017 elections. Indeed, one could argue that the Socialist Party had been digging a hole for itself since the end of François Mitterand’s term in 1995. Further, the Socialist Party had 

Pension Reform, Part Deux: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Pension Reform, Part Deux: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Retirement reform is a third rail in French as it is in American politics. In both countries, the issue is the same: will old age be synonymous with poverty? And the generational aspect (Pay as You Go), that is to say the idea that current