France’s Citizenship Test (Raphaël Hadas-Lebel, Project-Syndicate)

Since last November’s brutal terrorist attacks in Paris, a furious debate has been raging in France over whether to revoke the citizenship of those convicted of terrorist offenses. While that move would have significant symbolic value, it would have a limited practical impact. Yet vehement disagreements over the issue continue to drown out discussion of far more consequential topics, like anemic economic growth and high unemployment – and will likely continue to do so.

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/debate-french-citizenship-for-terrorists-by-raphael-hadas-lebel-2016-03