2 chapters across the catalog
Denmark has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions, returning to 2019 norms due to high vaccination levels. Conversely, large-scale protests continue in Paris, France, where citizens are clashing with police over ongoing mandates. The divergence in European policies is expected to create pressure on the Biden administration to justify continued mandates in the United States.
The hosts analyze the rapid global adoption of the French tricolor flag on social media profiles as a form of "moral self-licensing" and "mind control." They critique President Obama's speech for nearly confusing the French motto "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" with the American "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," suggesting the rhetoric was poorly prepared.
