"The seventy-two-year-old Fed chairman put to shame the heads of law firms, universities, and public companies who have caved to the White House." 👏 www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

"Jordan Bardella ne s’appelle pas Le Pen: c’est désormais un atout au sein du RN. Il peut incarner un moment de rupture et de renouveau pour le parti qui aspire à devenir un parti de droite radicale, mais aussi un parti plus libéral sur le plan économique." theconversation.com/la-normalisa...

“La grande bataille depuis l’instauration de la République islamique a été la bataille culturelle. Elle est gagnée. Les Iraniens ont définitivement tourné la page de l’islam politique et ne souhaitent pas la continuité de ce régime, sous quelque forme que ce soit.” www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

In Iran, unarmed citizens are bravely rising against one of the most brutal and backward dictatorships in the world. Iranians, men and women, are fighting for their freedom and dignity. The Western Left has so far remained conspicuously silent. Why?

An annual poll conducted bv Verian for Le Monde shows that the far-right RN comes across as a credible alternative to the centre right. It is more and more a vote of support for its policies and ideas. Worrying trends regarding law-and-order issues and immigration. 👇 www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...

This week, Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine will have lasted longer than the Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany: 1418 days. Russians can be proud of the first one and should feel utterly ashamed of the second one.

I liked Chloé Zhao’s romantic fantasy about the origin of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet. It locates the play’s origin in the imagined bereavement of Shakespeare and his wife at the death of their son Hamnet, aged 11, a few years before the play’s first performance. youtu.be/Y9Tv9wGPxIw

Donald Trump a rompu avec les deux piliers de l’hégémonie américaine classique: l’interventionnisme libéral et la retenue stratégique, c’est-à-dire l’idée selon laquelle l’Amérique peut faciliter la prospérité et la paix de pays amis. www.nouvelobs.com/opinions/202...

Are we set for a dissolution of the National Assembly followed by a snap general election in March? #France www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...

Les démocraties libérales seraient aujourd'hui menacées, non par un contre-modèle de gauche anticapitaliste, mais par l’essor d’autocraties nationalistes qui contournent le droit international et ont recours à la force brute pour régler les différends politiques. www.nouvelobs.com/opinions/202...

German President Steinmeier delivered one of the sharpest rebukes of US foreign policy so far: "The United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish. We have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law." www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Trump et Poutine aspirent à une société “virile” dans laquelle les hommes sont les leaders incontestés. Ce sont les piliers d’une société libérale, nécessaires à la satisfaction du “thymos” (le désir de reconnaissance, en grec) qui sont ici ébranlés. www.nouvelobs.com/opinions/202...

Après la chute du mur de Berlin, Francis Fukuyama annonçait “la fin de l’histoire” et la victoire de la démocratie libérale. Une thèse aujourd’hui mise en pièces par Donald Trump qui piétine les valeurs libérales aux États-Unis et dans le monde. www.nouvelobs.com/opinions/202...

The daily Liberation will no longer use the expression ‘Union of the Rights’ to refer to the rapprochement between LR and RN because it underplays the fact that LR is shifting to the radical right. I agree. There is worse than that: Meloni’s far-right coalition in Italy is called ‘centre-right’. 😂

What the 'Donroe doctrine' means in practical terms.

Donald Trump and the New World: Reassessing the “End of History”. substack.com/@philippemar...

‘Since returning to office, peace-loving Trump has bombed Yemen, killing numerous civilians; bombed Nigeria, to counter-productive effect; bombed Somalia, Iraq, Syria and bombed Iran. He even refuses to rule out bombing Greenland, a territory of Nato ally Denmark’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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'French Pastoral': you can now read my articles on the meanders of French politics on Substack. [All in free access] philippemarliere.substack.com?utm_campaign...

J'ai contribué à ce livre dirigé par Virginie Martin et Bruno Cautrès (éditions du Cerf): 12 politistes ont regardé des séries. J’ai regardé "Mad Men" et discuté des débuts du marketing politique. Dans toutes les librairies à partir de janvier 2026! www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/li...

Un édito mal informé. L’intervention US au Venezuela n’est pas un “retour en arrière d’un siècle”: les USA ont déposé militairement les présidents de la Grenade (1983) et de Panama (1989). En 2025, les USA sont intervenus au Yémen et en Iran sans l’accord du Congrès. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

In my opinion, Marty Supreme does not live up to the hype. Thimothee Chalamet plays an OTT and unpleasant character. The films goes from one action to another at a relentless pace. There is no plot and the characters have no depth. Disappointing. youtu.be/s9gSuKaKcqM

Marine Le Pen's statement strongly condemns the US intervention in the name of "state sovereignty." This reflects a traditional anti-American sentiment within the French far right, but also a desire to avoid distancing herself from the French mainstream, which is rather critical of Trump.

Reactions to Maduro’s arrest across the world so far: - No reaction: China. - ‘Call for restraint’: EU, Ukraine. - Condemnation: Belarus, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Iran, Mexico, Russia. - In support: Argentina, Ecuador, Kosovo.

The coming political year.

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City in a private ceremony in an abandoned beaux-arts subway station by the New York attorney general, Letitia James, surrounded by wife, Rama Duwaji. youtu.be/OSPWcfzKVBc

A live performance of the Pink Panther theme conducted by Henry Mancini, with Plas Johnson on sax like the original recording, and the Terry Gibbs Band. (1983) youtu.be/pu0W7X16j3Q

Take a fresh look at Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych, newly restored by Tate's conservation team.

Aurélien Rouquet, professeur de Gestion, réduit en miette la thèse de Johann Chapoutot dans « Libres d’obéir » selon laquelle le management moderne trouverait ses racines dans l’Allemagne nazie. Son origine est américaine. elucidations.org/2025/10/28/c...

The French GOAT: it is a no-contest.

Happy 79th birthday to Patti Smith!

Brazilian film ‘I’m Still Here’ was by far the best film I have seen in 2025. youtu.be/oLJEojFPvIA?...

A growing number of Britons thinks that being British is linked to ethnicity (being white), ancestry and birthplace. 😱 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Just published on my Substack page. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/philippe...

Just published on my Substack page. 👇 open.substack.com/pub/philippe...

Dans cet essai exigeant, Jean Birnbaum rend hommage aux Justes et courageux qui ont bravé l’opprobre et la haine de leurs camarades pour avoir dénoncé les crimes commis ou mensonges entretenus au nom de la Cause: Edgar Morin, Victor Serge, George Orwell, Simone Weil, David Rousset, etc.

Brigitte Bardot photographed in the Coach and Horses on Bruton Lane, London, in 1968 (photos by Ray Bellisario).

Hampstead Heath on a glorious Christmas day.

I enjoyed seeing Madness on stage yesterday at 02 Arena in Greenwich. Madness were special when they appeared on the musical stage in the late 1970s. They have great songs, they are funny and friendly. youtu.be/Pw-8AGRcyvk

Alain Policar: « Beaucoup peinent à comprendre que l’on puisse désapprouver le port du voile islamique tout en souhaitant qu’il soit, pour des raisons politiques et/ou morales, toléré. » www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition - citing @guesnet.bsky.social of @uclhjs.bsky.social theconversation.com/hanukkah-cel...

Further evidence that Brexit ain’t working. 👇 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

'If you are Jewish today, wherever you are, the decision about whether to celebrate Jewish festivals anywhere other than in your own home may be a matter of life and death.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Among the 16 people assassinated on Bondi Beach, there was Alex Kleytman, 87, a Shoah survivor, who died while shielding his wife Larisa, also a survivor, from one of the gunmen’s bullets. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Antisemitism kills and is surging across the world. 😢 #BondiBeach #Australia www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

La droite bonapartiste affaiblie pourrait prochainement faire alliance avec le RN. Un rapprochement hasardeux et inédit en France et en Europe. Mon analyse. 👇 www.nouvelobs.com/opinions/202...

Après le ralliement de Ciotti, Sarkozy, Retailleau ou Wauquiez travaillent au rapprochement de LR avec le RN. La droite envisage de plus en plus une alliance avec une extrême droite beaucoup plus forte. Une stratégie risquée et unique en Europe. www.nouvelobs.com/opinions/202...

The report documents abuses by Hamas during the attacks of 07/10/23. It presents evidence that some of those captured were subjected to physical & sexual violence or were killed by their captors. Many of these violations constitute war crimes & crimes against humanity www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

Noam Chomsky’s legendary campism does not apply to the American far right.