In today’s New York Sun, Mark Molesky discusses Condi Rice’s visit to Paris: “Are France and America about to enter a new era of friendly cooperation and mutual respect? … History provides ample reason for skepticism. … Contrary to popular belief, the history of Franco-American relations has been characterized less by goodwill and harmony than by friction, hostility, and, at times, outright war.” (Mark is co-author, with me, of Our Oldest Enemy: A History of America’s Disastrous Relationship with France.)