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Don't Miss This Overlooked Neighborhood in Paris Aug. 31, 2025
By Victor Block The twisted streets are lined by a city planner's nightmare of buildings in a jumble... Read More
See a Slice of France Along Its Canals Jul. 20, 2025
By Victor Block I recently took a stroll through a charming town in France that, because of its many... Read More
Sail With Bacchus Aboard a Barge Through France Jul. 19, 2025
By Fyllis Hockman The 12 of us gathered for a sumptuous four-course gourmet dinner, each dish season... Read More
Lawfare Isn't Beaten -- In France or America Mar. 31, 2025
Elections are supposed to be decided at the ballot box, not in the courtroom — unless you're F... Read More
America, France, and the Free Market Nov. 30, 2023
It's fashionable to claim that the free-market ideas of Nobel-laureate economist Milton Friedman hav... Read More
A Prompt to Colorado To Explore Nuclear Power Jul. 10, 2023
Most of Europe lacks the abundant coal and natural gas the U.S. long relied on to generate electrici... Read More
Resist Dangerous Political Theater and Look to 'That Which Is Not Seen' Jun. 01, 2023
Too many politicians are thespians. When there's a conflict — as there often is — betwee... Read More
A Labor Strike in Hollywood? Why Should You Care? May. 31, 2023
Hollywood! Glamour! Riches! Yet, people who make a living writing movies, TV shows and streaming pro... Read More
Why Is France Having a Cow Over Meat? Sep. 09, 2022
A French politician has ignited a fracas, or should I say, contretemps, over men barbecuing meat. Le... Read More
The French Center Holds -- In a World Coming Apart Apr. 26, 2022
"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold." So wrote William Butler Yeats in the wake of the Great... Read More
Hijabs, Face Masks and Oppression Apr. 21, 2022
Had I been midair when the Florida court struck down the face mask rule on public transportation, I'... Read More
Will France Move Further Toward Authoritarianism This Week? Apr. 21, 2022
Next Sunday, French voters will decide on their next president. While most of the country and the re... Read More
The Great Sovereignty Reclamation Movement Apr. 08, 2022
The great debates of our time are not exclusively those hard-hitting ones affecting human anthropolo... Read More
River Cruises Offer Charms of Their Own Mar. 06, 2022
By Victor Block One evening a few years ago, my wife, Fyllis, and I were savoring a sumptuous four-c... Read More
A Home Away From Home in Provence Feb. 06, 2022
By Victor Block My wife, Fyllis, and I fell madly in love at first sight of the house that was to be... Read More
Hill Towns, Wine and Cheese Equal Paradise in Provence Feb. 05, 2022
By Fyllis Hockman Naturally, we started our trip off with a glass of wine at lunch. After all, it wa... Read More
What Matters Most to Nations and Peoples? Feb. 04, 2022
Speaking in Conroe, Texas, last weekend, former President Donald Trump accused his successor of allo... Read More
Explore Your Special Interest on a Themed Cruise Nov. 20, 2021
By Victor Block Several people watch a master baker demonstrate making pastries; participate in a c... Read More
Beaujolais Nouveau Nov. 09, 2021
Today's younger wine buyers are more interested in drinkability, different styles and simply having ... Read More
