Jonathan Laurence in SLATE: Marine Le Pen told a talk show host on Thursday morning she was “still waiting for her phone to ring” with an invitation from the prime minister to participate in Sunday’s national unity march. But Le Pen’s phone has remained silent. Government leaders are gambling that they don’t need her and can keep the National Front at a safe distance from its street-level display of strength and solidarity

The timing of the Paris attacks couldn’t be more interesting.. an election coming and a victory for an insurgent right

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