<em>The Atlantic</em><em> </em>Daily: A Crisis of Representative Democracy
What exactly do France's “yellow-vest” protesters want? And when do they want it? Plus: The "hidden curriculum" of higher ed, plus-size fashion, and more
What We’re Following
with protestors torching banks and businesses in Paris over the weekend.The spate of violence coincided with the end of a series of town-hall meetings that President Emmanuel Macron convened across the country to regain the trust of locals who view him as a member of a smug, out-of-touch elite. But how should he respond to such a diffuse movement, which doesn’t just oppose the technocratic tinkering of policy, but also Macron is trying to extend the town meetings
