France has many things going for it. It has smart public policy on nuclear power, and its court ruled in favor of Linden Labs when a complaint was brought against them. (I mention that last point to try to win back the commenters who were outraged by my anti-Second Life post.)
However, reading Mound City Money reveals one aspect of French policy that ought to stay in France: free newspaper subscriptions for teenagers. If you’re going to waste money on newspapers, at least give them to someone who will read them.