France is known for its vibrant protest culture, where activism is seen as a social duty and part of the national identity.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In the early 16th century, a lion made of wood and metal appeared before the French royal court and stunned its audience. It walked on its own, lifted its head and opened its chest to reveal a bouquet ...

In February 1960, France became the fourth nation after the United States, the USSR, and the United Kingdom to become a nuclear power. They did this by detonating a 70- kiloton atomic bomb at Reggane ...

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Graham Robb writes history on two wheels and in four dimensions. Almost 30,000 miles of “gentle cycling for weeks on end” have fed his delightfully off-center books about the French past and the ...

The Tour de France, writes Graham Robb, is more than a bike race — it’s a quasi-religious phenomenon. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images) Review by Elaine Sciolino To the French intellectual elite, moving ...