Arun Kapil

« Nous, membres de forces politiques différentes, approuvons le projet d’adoption du scrutin proportionnel » TRIBUNE. Des élus de partis politiques de la gauche et du centre ainsi que des membres de cercles de réflexion, estiment, dans une tribune au « Monde », que le mode de scrutin proportionnel renforcera...

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Does the United States Need a More Militant Democracy? A political concept from the mid-20th century has never been more relevant than now.

A political concept from the mid-20th century has never been more relevant than now. foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/30/m...

Yesterday’s smug briefing between Bukele and Trump was (is) a criminal conspiracy to deprive an individual (many individuals) of their rights, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242.

Thanks to the Supreme Court, though, it’s an “official act” that is immune from prosecution. Forever.

Intellectually speaking he's off the deep end. He's a flake. I listened to this for twenty minutes and couldn't make any sense of it. It's gibberish.

Seen in London.

Read this right now

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Ceux à gauche qui sont dans le déni, minimisent ou parlent de “maladresses” à propos du flot quasi-ininterrompu de tropes, sous-entendus ou dog-whistle antisémites de LFI, ne rendent vraiment pas service à leur camp.

Trump, l’abandon de l’Ukraine, le suicide de l’Occident et le moment de bascule pour l’Europe.

If Trump keeps up this 51st state shit, I think Canada should ask its other NATO allies to station *their* troops along our border.

Opinion | There Is No Going Back The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.

Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now

It's now the official policy of the US government to wage a trade war against Canada until it can be annexed - Lawyers, Guns & Money The executive branch is in the hands of a demented lunatic and his drug-addled Nazi Svengali. Congress is controlled by the cult of personality headed by said demented lunatic. The courts are our Obi-...

It’s now the official policy of the US government to wage a trade war against Canada until it can be annexed www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/02/its-...

Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article) Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.

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The war will only end when Israelis understand this simple truth Most Israelis now support a Gaza ceasefire. But they still fail to realize that where there is oppression there will always be resistance.

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“There were no permits, no visas, and it always gives me pleasure to astonish the young by telling them that before 1914 I travelled from Europe to India and to America without passport and without ever having seen one.”

I keep thinking abt Stefan and Charlotte Zweig these days…

Best (and worst) movies of 2024 The absolute best year-end movie review by an American expatriate political scientist cinephile in Paris who still hasn't converted his blog to Substack

Best (and worst) movies of 2024 open.substack.com/pub/clairebe... by @aruninparis.bsky.social

« La question du passé colonial est le dernier “tabou” de l’histoire de France des XIXᵉ e... TRIBUNE. Les deux historiens plaident pour la création d’un musée des colonisations, comme il en existe dans d’autres pays européens, qui permettrait de relativiser les mémoires antagonistes e...

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If only there was a Russian word to describe a violent mob ransacking an area looking for random Jews to harm

It’s Sunk In. Elon Musk Bought Twitter and Wrecked It. Tallying the damage, one year later.

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