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Op-Ed: France knows how to revolt. But can it reform?
Op-Ed: France knows how to revolt. But can it reform? “Is Paris burning?” The question immortalized in the 1966 black-and-while epic war film evoked the threatened destruction of a city whose survival mattered far beyond France. Paris was a repository of civilization, its streets and monuments belonging, in some measure, to the world. Today, images of burning buildings and vandalized streets invite a different question. Can the country that helped teach the modern world how to overthrow an old order still find the p October 23, 2026