All posts on October, 2011

Maclean’s Magazine Quotes Jean-Benoît Nadeau on the French Language and Immigrants in Quebec

Jean-Benoît Nadeau, co-author of The Story of French is quoted in Maclean’s recent article by Martin Patriquin: Will immigrants save the French language, or hasten …

Nadeau BarlowWednesday, May 20th, 2026 at 7:34am

The steady rise of populism and the far right was one of the factors we examined updating our book Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong — to be released December 8. The phenomenon is not unique to France, and follows a familiar playbook, but it has a specific effect on France’s political culture. A recent article in Le Monde on the activities of a new wave of far right mayors in France offers an interesting snapshot of where things are going -- more security, more police, cuts to culture, more flag-waving...

Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: What effect is the far right having in France?

The steady rise of populism and the far right was one of the factors we examined updating our book Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong ...

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Nadeau BarlowWednesday, May 20th, 2026 at 7:28am

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/05/12/new-far-right-mayors-first-steps-target-europe-culture-and-unions_6753361_5.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=ios&lmd_source=mail

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The steady rise of populism and the far right was one of the factors we examined updating our book Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong — to be released December 8. The phenomenon is not unique to France, and follows a familiar playbook, but it has a specific effect on France’s political culture. A recent article in Le Monde on the activities of a new wave of far right mayors in France offers an interesting snapshot of where things are going -- more security, more police, cuts to culture, more flag-waving...
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Nadeau BarlowMonday, May 4th, 2026 at 4:55am

Twenty years after publishing our bestseller Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong, we decided to completely update it for a new age. The world has changed and so has France. This new edition, to be released December 8, 2026, is now available for pre-order.

New revised edition of Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: COMING OUT DECEMBER 8, 2026

Imagine a country where people work thirty-five-your weeks, have five weeks of paid holidays, take an hour and a half for lunch, and eat the ...

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Nadeau BarlowThursday, February 5th, 2026 at 5:46am

A wonderful YouTuber in Dijon filmed a thorough and thoughtful episode on our book The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed. Lots of great insights!

Suzi tests The Bonjour Effect in Dijon

In her YouTube channel Fired Up In France, Suzi explains what she learned about French conversation from reading The Bonjour Effect — and then she ...

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Nadeau BarlowThursday, February 5th, 2026 at 5:44am

A wonderful YouTuber in Dijon filmed a thorough and thoughtful episode on our book The Bonjour Effect: The Secret Codes of French Conversation Revealed. Lots of great insights!

Suzi tests The Bonjour Effect in Dijon

In her YouTube channel Fired Up In France, Suzi explains what she learned about French conversation from reading The Bonjour Effect — and then she ...

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Nadeau BarlowWednesday, October 30th, 2024 at 2:14am

Si vous avez l'impression que vos assurances coûte de plus en plus cher et que votre assureur prend de moins de moins de risque en resserrant les conditions, n'ajustez pas votre appareil: vous avez raison. Dans ce reportage de fond publié par le magazine L'actualité, j'explore tout ce qui va de travers dans le domaine actuellement: des coûts de remplacement qui augmentent très vite, des assureurs qui veulent assurer les gens en prenant le moins de risques possible, des assurés fraudeurs, dissimulateurs ou négligents, et des gouvernements qui en font trop — ou pas assez. Vous n'avez qu'à coller «La tempête parfaite des assureurs» dans votre moteur de recherche pour y accéder.

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All posts on October, 2011

Maclean’s Magazine Quotes Jean-Benoît Nadeau on the French Language and Immigrants in Quebec

05/20/2026 Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: What effect is the far right having in France?

05/13/2026 L’influence mondiale de l’Académie française

05/04/2026 New revised edition of Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: COMING OUT DECEMBER 8, 2026

02/05/2026 Suzi tests The Bonjour Effect in Dijon

12/02/2024 Self-Employed: Should you incorporate?