Spectacles on MSN6d
How a Slave Humiliated Napoleon... Twice.
Napoleon Bonaparte sought to reinstate slavery in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti), but he faced an unexpected and ...
National Interest on MSN3d
Trump’s Tariffs Will Be A Disaster
Combined tax cuts and tariffs on imports will only increase the national debt and inflation.  It was said of the Bourbons upon their restoration after the French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon ...
Stabroek News3d
Resisting U.S. imperialism in Haiti: CARICOM’s role
By Mario Joseph, Kristina Fried and Brian Concannon Mario Joseph is the Managing Attorney for the Bureau des Avocats ...
Félicitations, Sir Kim!—In Paris, Kim Jones receives the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
Tonight, hours after the lights went down on his fall 2025 Dior Men show, friends and admirers of Kim Jones, including ...
The Venetian Republic Offers Powerful Lessons To An American One In Need Of Repair
By the 7th century, Venetian settlers recognized Byzantine authority in exchange for protection and securing vital trade access. Historian John Julius Norwich emphasized the Byzantine’s role in ...
The French navy is full of ships named after men who beat us. Don’t rename HMS Agincourt
Vive notre ami l’ennemi’, wrote a patriotic French songwriter sarcastically in the 1820s, after peace had returned and ...
In his hometown, Spurs' Victor Wembanyama dedicates new outdoor courts for kids to enjoy
Wembanyama unveiled a gift of sorts to his hometown and the next generation on Tuesday, a pair of outdoor courts — one for ...
Their kinship sealed by fire, St. John the Divine brings Notre Dame to life in exhibition
NEW YORK (RNS) — The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan is hosting an exhibition on Notre Dame Cathedral ...
Dhaka Tribune2dOpinion
Consensus-building in politics
Creating a democratic culture is the key to sustaining a democratic state. However, a democratic culture is not possible ...
Libcom6d
And then there's Simon Leys.......
On Belgian-Australian writer Simon Leys and his books on China. Plus Maoism: suicide and madness.
Hosted on MSN1d
Of soap and explosives — the sad tale of a forgotten surgeon
A brilliant and persistent surgeon staked his life and fortune on a process that would change everything. But luck is a ...
The Art Newspaper6d
New Orleans triennial positions the city as a model for a precarious, adaptive future
The sixth edition of Prospect New Orleans, co-curated by Miranda Lash and Ebony G. Patterson, finds artists looking to the ...