Trump’s proposed wine tariffs will hurt Americans, not the French

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Jon Bonné writes that Trump’s proposed 100 percent tariffs on French wine and cheese won’t help American wine producers nor harm French ones, while simultaneously hurting the American economy [ . . . ]

Read full story at CNN: Trump’s proposed wine tariffs will hurt Americans, not the French (opinion) – CNN

Why are the French so pessimistic? 

French people have a reputation for being world champions when it comes to pessimism. Year after year, polls confirm that the French tend to see the glass half empty. Some argue that they’re more pessimistic than they should be, given the relatively high standard of living in France. So what is it that French people are so gloomy about and where does this grim outlook come from? We take a closer look.

Source: Why are the French so pessimistic? – French connections

Watch Pauline Croze’s new documentary

“Pauline Croze, mise à nu” : A film by Didier Varrod directed by Didier Varrod and Frédéric Large

Une co-production Absolute Management/Didier Varrod/Wagram Music/France 4 avec Anne Claverie Jean-Louis Brossard Doriand Pierre-Yves Romano Garbis Baharian Nicolas Preschey Philippe Zdar Edith Fambuena Jean-François Delort Antoine Léger Les musiciens Raphaël Chassin Antoine Massoni Jérôme Boirivant Et Pauline Croze Entretiens Didier Varrod Photo Anne Claverie (Paris, 2020)