The Mighty Le Pen

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There is no doubt that nationalism and identity politics are on the rise not just in the United States but in Europe and elsewhere. Marine Le Pen, daughter of National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, has been at the forefront of that movement in France. How much of her tough single-mindedness is a result of the many emotional hardships she suffered during her childhood, and how much is it a product of her early realization that following in her father's footsteps was the only way to get his attention and approval? Le Pen's analysis is typically stoical. "We are all the children of our wounds," she says: https://www.1843magazine.com/features/marine-le-pen-letrangere