From Gavroche to Hamza: France’s Crisis of Authority Hélène de Lauzun July 17, 2026 Hamza is more than a viral delinquent—he embodies a France where shame has vanished and outrage has become fame.
Are Some Bishops Thinking the Church Is in a ‘State of Exception’? Gaetano Masciullo April 12, 2026 A silent, threatening fragmentation of the Catholic Church would be more difficult to correct than an open schism.
France Unveils New Anti-Riot Measures Hélène de Lauzun November 2, 2023 The underlying and ultimate causes of the riots—uncontrolled migration and laxity in the judiciary— remain taboo for the government.
Hannah Arendt and the Disappearance of Authority Robert Lazu Kmita August 19, 2023 The disappearance of the fear of hell, Arendt tells us, leads directly to the institutionalization of immorality, and the transformation of the deviant will of a Hitler or a Stalin into state policy.
