As violent student-led protests and clashes with police shut down hundreds of schools across France, foreign policy expert Mike Gonzalez warns that the growing unrest offers a stark preview of what happens when Western nations fail to prioritize cultural assimilation. Mike Gonzalez, Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins Newell to discuss how far-left ideology and failing integration are fueling the street violence in France and what American policymakers must learn from it before similar fault lines erupt here at home.


Oct 13, 2026













