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The Eclipse of Europe Sep. 28, 2021
For centuries up to and including the 20th, Europe seemed the central pivot of world history. Then... Read More
Monkey Business Sep. 25, 2021
The old adage "what's old is new again" couldn't be more true. It wasn't too long ago that we saw mo... Read More
France's Agony Over Sub Deal Couldn't Be Helped Sep. 23, 2021
About France and its submarines: Australia's decision to cancel a $60 billion contract to buy them a... Read More
Tips on Dry Rose Aug. 17, 2021
When the days begin to turn consistently hot, an iced tea, beer, iced coffee or simply a glass of ic... Read More
Olive Oil Flap Jul. 13, 2021
The word Champagne, legally, is capitalized because it's a placename — the famed sparkling win... Read More
People Who Don't Want Social Security Jun. 23, 2021
When we are talking about Social Security benefits, almost everyone wants more, not less. You can pr... Read More
Jews Can't Let the US Turn into Europe Jun. 04, 2021
This month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sent extra state patrols to Jewish neighborhoods after a ... Read More
Gorgeous Wines of Alsace Mar. 09, 2021
One of France's finest wine-growing regions, and one of its least understood, is the northern distri... Read More
Gorgeous Wines of Alsace Feb. 22, 2021
One of France's finest wine-growing regions, and one of its least understood, is the northern distri... Read More
January 12, 2021 Jan. 12, 2021
Dear Annie: In October, I visited my family in France. Three weeks after I returned home, the terror... Read More
When a Country Reeling From Crisis Turns to an Aging Father Figure Oct. 24, 2020
Not long ago, there was a country whose people were suffering a devastating moral, political and eco... Read More
In the Air and on the Ground in Cotentin in Normandy Jul. 18, 2020
By Patricia Woeber In Normandy the Cotentin Peninsula, the land that juts into the English Channel, ... Read More
King of Cornas May. 26, 2020
Editor's Note: This column was first published in 2013 and updated for a 2020 release. Unlike many o... Read More
A Celebration of Bordeaux Dec. 28, 2019
By Richard Carroll Place de la Comedie in the heart of Bordeaux, France, is like an enormous magnet ... Read More
Today France, Tomorrow the USA? Dec. 24, 2019
As that rail and subway strike continued to paralyze travel in Paris and across France into the thir... Read More
Is Macron Right? Is NATO, 70, Brain Dead? Nov. 26, 2019
A week from now, the 29 member states of "the most successful alliance in history" will meet to cele... Read More
Is Democracy a Dying Species? Oct. 22, 2019
What happens when democracy fails to deliver? What happens when people give up on democracy? What ha... Read More
Toy Plane Is the Bomb Oct. 04, 2019
Q: This Hubley metal toy plane with the original box was a gift to me around 1960, and it is in mint... Read More
Finding People to Fill Empty Spaces Jun. 11, 2019
A tiny French mountain village with a long name, L'Hospitalet-pres-l'Andorre, has lost half its popu... Read More
