Turbulent legacy of noose and guillotine

Article Abstract:

The French psyche is contemplated to find out why complaints in France so often turn into public disorder. Hostility to the free market is uniquely strong in France, with the state expected to fulfil a central role in economic life, as embodiment of the common interest.

France, Psychological aspects, Social aspects, Law and order

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Secular, liberal, and doggedly fundamentalist

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The controversy surrounding the Danish cartoon has failed to spark debate between Muslim academics and secular peers. This failure raises the question of whether the 'progressive intelligentsia' considers religion unworthy of attention.

Intellectuals

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Detached irony doesn't always travel that well

Article Abstract:

One cartoon can create mirth in one country and bile in another and therein lies its beauty. Cartoons of Muhammad have shown that this is the case.

Analysis, Influence, Irony

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