From a reader:

Jonah,
As long as we’re complaning about the terms that the press is using to describe the French rioters, I would like to object to the label “rioters.” After all, one man’s rioter is another man’s freedom fighter. One man’s riot is another man’s insurrection. For the sake of objectivity, I suggest we refer to the rioters as “insurgents,” if not “minutemen,” as Michael Moore might call them.