Globe Editorial
FRANCE has a rich tradition of generating radical concepts that find their way to these shores. The Enlightenment became a crucible for Thomas Jefferson and other free-thinking Americans. Later came existentialism, structuralism, perfume, and gourmet cuisine. Now, following upon those innovations, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has produced the ultimate post-modernist political novelty: an ideologically eclectic government. (Full article: 455 words)
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