Illustration of a historic church on a quiet Parisian street, reflecting changing religious identification in France

France Is Losing Christianity. Why Does Islam Dominate the Debate?

France has lost its Christian majority. Pew and INSEE show why religious disaffiliation, rather than Islam’s growth, deserves more attention. Continue reading France Is Losing Christianity. Why Does Islam Dominate the Debate?

Europe Economic Crisis Is Spreading Faster Than Leaders Admit

France gets the noise. The drama. The headlines. But the more I followed the numbers, the more I realised the story is larger than Paris. The Europe economic crisis is not a forecast. It is already shaping the daily decisions of governments across the continent. France was only the first place where stress reached the surface. A few days ago, a tired commuter at Gare du Nord told a reporter he no longer checks train schedules because “half of them never come.” He said it casually, like someone describing the weather, and that small moment captured how normal disruption has … Continue reading Europe Economic Crisis Is Spreading Faster Than Leaders Admit