Commenting on the 2016 U.S. presidential election, French President Francois Hollande opined that “Trump’s victory opens a period of uncertainty.” One can agree that the U.S. election campaign was unusually bitter, with candidates who disliked each other and an electorate that was divided and to some extent alienated. One can also agree that the present presidential campaign in France has similar characteristics of emotion and unpredictability and manifests an even greater fluidity and uncertainty than the U.S. One of the major French candidates, Francois Fillon, has remarked that one cannot lead France unless one is beyond reproach. He has called for transparency in politics and government. Unfortunately for his presidential aspirations, Fillon neglected the admonition of the Roman dictator, that Caesar’s wife must be not only above reproach, but above suspicion. Fillon having surprisingly won the nomination of his primary right-wing party Les...(Read Full Article)