Michel Onfray, 65, is one of the most widely read contemporary French intellectuals abroad. He founded the magazine Front Populaire in 2020, with the ambition of bringing together sovereignists of all stripes and those disappointed with politics.
“We must euthanize the French peasantry, it is the project of an Emmanuel Macron who does not want to say it,” he accused. The philosopher also called for “doing history” to better classify political leaders and “stop making ideological commentary”