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Author: Melissa Byrnes

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Secularism for the Win?

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On December 23, 2018
The latest in laïcité: the mayor of a Parisian suburb banned a vendor from the city's Christmas market because she was wearing a Muslim headscarf. Zekiye Yildirim was invited by the market's organizer to sell her pastries and other sweets. She arrived on the morning...

Et tu, Dreyfus?

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On October 9, 2018

One of the latest tropes in discussions of the Kavanaugh confirmation has been to refer to France's infamous Dreyfus Affair.  Kavanaugh supporters (Dreher, Schindler, Brooks) rely on a shallow understanding.

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#WorldCupSyllabus

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On July 9, 2018
I have been unusually transfixed by this year's World Cup, where histories of European identity and empire are so clearly on display. [updated 15 July] We're headed into the last week, and the final four teams are all European--all NATO members, actually, and even all...
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No Victory in Europe

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On June 7, 2018
Trump's Europe policy is a mess. First, there's this. And I thought our Ambassador's enthusiasm for empowering the German right-wing had set a new low in historical understanding... Once you get past these public displays of ignorance, Thomas Wright has a worthwhile read over at...
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