France and the U.S. are both undergoing social democratic onslaughts. That only intensified after last year’s elections. The difference, mes amis, is that French conservatives are putting up some surprisingly spunky resistance. The American middle class, by contrast, appears to be rolling over and going back to sleep, passively agreeing with the ineffable Chris Matthews, who exulted shortly after last November 6, “Legalized pot and gay marriage, is this a great country or what?” Some time back a certain Mitt Romney cautioned that, “unless we take action, we’ll ... Read More