While it is correct that a recession is defined by two consecutive quarters of declining GDP, it is not correct that the American GDP declined two quarters in a row. Unfortunately, all the economists and analysts who made the recession call were wrong.

In four short years, the spirit of reform ushered in by Mikhail Gorbachev tore down one of the most totalitarian constructs in modern human history and allowed for the healing of scars that had marred an entire continent for decades.

Universalism is forced to coexist with diversity and inclusion; one has to agree that patriarchy, aristocracy and capitalism were evil unless they are not white. But deeper divides force progressives to either keep their eyes shut or risk becoming the oppressors.

Following his arrest, Hassan Iquioussen should have been placed in an administrative detention centre. But when the police arrived at his home, he was not there.

Stopping short of a complete visa ban on Russian citizens, the EU decided to suspend the existing agreement that eases visa issuance for Russians. Some Eastern European nations are now considering putting regional bans in place.

The bill has little chance of succeeding. It will certainly pass the National Assembly with votes from the Left, but the right-wing majority in the Senate will block it. For the RN, the right to vote must remain intimately linked to the question of citizenship.