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Rachel Marsden

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Rachel Marsden is a columnist, political strategist and host of an independently produced French-language program that airs on Sputnik France.

Telegram founder finds out that ‘freedom’ isn’t free

Pavel Durov, who fled his birth country refusing to cooperate with authorities, has discovered the limits of free expression in France. French officials have sprung...

Here’s who the EU is really afraid of (and it’s not Trump or Musk)

The biggest risk that Brussels faces after the pair’s fireside chat is that Europeans might start learning some inconvenient truths from each other. When X...

Olympic boxing controversy: Gender-bending is the new doping

Is it time to make DNA and other tests to ascertain athletes’ gender as important as drug screenings? Ever since the Paris Olympics triggered culture...

The Paris Olympics are the most French thing ever – for better or worse

From the outrageous opening ceremony to the organizational screw-ups, the games will surely go down in history for all the wrong reasons. French culture isn’t...

Who are the real winners of the French parliamentary elections?

In his attempt to prevent a Le Pen victory at all costs, Emmanuel Macron has empowered the other anti-establishment force. Mad political scientist Emmanuel Macron’s...

Julian Assange once told me his secret to surviving impossible odds

One particular personal exchange with the WikiLeaks co-founder during his stay in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London spoke volumes about his mindset. “Never let the...

Macron just threw a live grenade at his own feet

The French president could be on the verge of regime-changing himself, with his establishment party’s support below that of the opposition. The latest French national...

Slava EUkraini: Zelensky drives the EU anti-establishment to massive gains

The right wing’s gains in the European elections are a logical pushback against leaders that care more for Kiev than their own citizens. Hey, are...

Von der Leyen proposes ‘vaccines’ for minds and a ‘shield’ for democracy

The European Commission president‘s campaign features an unprecedented preventive crackdown on wrongthink. One of the hallmarks of the European Union is that if something sounds...

Pfizergate: Ursula von der Leyen’s shady Covid vaccine deals prove she can get away with anything

Questionable contracts and overspending have left the unelected ‘queen’ of the EU unfazed and eager for a new term. Forget this whole “election” charade and...

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