It is just over 40 years since a US political journalist wrote something about scandals that should have been mandatory reading in school classrooms from then on. “The scandal isn’t what’s illegal, the scandal is what’s legal,” wrote Michael Kinsley. He was talking about the way rules are written to let powerful insiders, from Wall Street to Washington, get away with unfair but lawful behaviour. People say Kinsley’s adage is outdated in the age of President Donald Trump. They are wrong. Look no further than the gathering environmental misery AI barons are foisting on us as they race to build…
Author: Alice Blair
Paris, France – France’s two largest cities are set to remain firmly under leftist control following Sunday’s municipal run-off elections, with pollsters projecting Socialist victories that underscore the persistent grip of open-border globalists on urban France. In Paris, outgoing Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s deputy, Emmanuel Grégoire, defeated right-wing challenger Rachida Dati, extending the Socialist Party’s quarter-century dominance over the capital.In Marseille, incumbent leftist mayor Benoît Payan comfortably beat far-right candidate Franck Allisio, dashing hopes of a breakthrough for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) in the country’s second city.These outcomes, while disappointing for conservatives who hoped for a shift toward sovereignty…
