France is now the scene of an anarchy of cosmic proportions. Home of René Descartes, its leaders seem to have lost all common sense and the meaning of the general interest. One question is now being asked with insistence: is the country on the eve of a new revolution and civil war? France is now the scene of an anarchy of cosmic proportions. Home of René Descartes, its leaders seem to have lost all common sense and the meaning of the general interest. A question is now being asked with insistence: is the country on the eve of a new revolution and civil war?