Tag Archives: Nicolas Sarkozy

The logic of Nicolas Sarkozy

Posted on 2012-03-12 by Andreas Moser

“We have too many foreigners” in France, said Nicolas Sarkozy before threatening that France might leave the Schengen zone of passport-free travel. Nicolas Sarkozy forgot to mention that his father is Hungarian, that his mother’s family was originally from Spain, … Continue reading →

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn at Rikers Island

Posted on 2011-05-18 by Andreas Moser

To those who think that the imprisonment of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of International Monetary Fund, at Rikers Island prison in New York is a bit harsh, I would suggest that it rather demonstrates an ironic homage to the literature … Continue reading →

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