LE PEN UPDATE: Reader Rajat Datta writes:

Le Pen’s second place standing in the polls probably means very little, as many commentators have pointed out. But one thing I haven’t seen pointed out is that while there is so much outrage about him, there isn’t a sliver of similar outrage in France and Europe over the escalating anti-semitic acts taking place in their countries.

Yes, I’ve noticed that. I think that Le Pen is a threat to the political orthodoxies of Europe. Anti-semitism, sadly is a political orthodoxy of Europe.