Insight on events in France

The problem is economic and having to do with economic and residential exclusionism, not with an "unassimilable" "immigrant" minority.

The erudite and sensible Juan Cole, is a scholar who has provided a running education for me on the realities in Iraq during the war. Here he gives an excellent, if somewhat lengthy, explanation on the background of the current rioting around Paris.

I've added a link to his Informed Comment site on my blogroll for your on-going edification.