TO BE FAIR, AMERICA’S LEADERS ARE DOING WORSE: Michel Houllebecq: How France’s Leaders Failed Its People. “Who exactly weakened the capacities of the police forces until they were totally on edge and almost incapable of fulfilling their mission? Who exactly drilled into our heads for years the notion that borders were a quaint absurdity, and evidence of a foul and rancid nationalism? The blame, as one can see, is widely shared. . . . For 10 (20? 30?) years, our successive governments have pathetically, systematically, deplorably failed in their essential mission: to protect the population under their responsibility.”