Éric Lombard, France’s Minister of Economy and Finance, makes a negative impression almost every day with his statements on the economy and the role of the state in society. These positions are a perfect reflection of the gulf between the French political class, defenders of socialist statism, and a world that is following a completely opposite path: one of freedom, economic liberalization, eager to reduce the weight of the state in the life of individuals… In short, we are witnessing a revival of liberal ideas in the West while countries like France plunge ever deeper into statism. This theological dogmatism in socialism and statism may prove unwise in a world where political leaders like Milei, Meloni and Trump tend to agree that the excessive presence of the state is precisely the

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