The Treason of the New Intellectuals The Treason of the New Intellectuals
The jingoist euphoria that followed a successful one-sided war may not last as long as the Republicans now assume.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Italy’s Summer of Discontent Italy’s Summer of Discontent
Maastricht--shorthand now for the speeding up of the European Community's financial integration--is both an eye-opener and a mystification.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Death of a Legendary Hero Death of a Legendary Hero
The riots of 1968 are bound to change the way that history views the political career of Charles de Gaulle.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Does the Left Have a Future? Does the Left Have a Future?
With the Soviet model shattered forever, it is the social democratic one that is now in deep crisis in Western Europe. On the face of it, judging just by the results of June's Eu...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Supping With the French Devil Supping With the French Devil
Cartoonists can beat journalists at their own game of first oversimplifying and then exaggerating.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Le Pen’s Pals–Blood and Soil Le Pen’s Pals–Blood and Soil
There are two unmistakable signs that France is entering a pre-electoral period: The government is once again tinkering with the electoral law and the politicians, particularly t...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
In Europe, Hope Amid the Ruins In Europe, Hope Amid the Ruins
"Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,/But to be young was very heaven!" The words of Wordsworth do not fully fit, because with so much bloodshed, the stench of corpses, and ske...
Apr 27, 1995 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Stench of Corruption The Stench of Corruption
A righteous wind is sweeping across Europe and corruption is being exposed all over.
Dec 15, 1994 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Continent Divided The Continent Divided
Nineteen ninety-three was to be a banner year for Europe. With the opening of the Single Market people would cross frontiers without visas and goods would flow unhindered by tari...
Jan 8, 1993 / Feature / Daniel Singer
What is Patriotism? What is Patriotism?
This forum was originally published in the July 15, 1991 issue of The Nation
Jul 15, 1991 / Feature / Various Contributors