Macron reaches the third barrier of politics in France and shuts it down

The general strike that was to shut France down last Thursday now extends to the next week at least, when President Macron continues to push his nation into the 21st century.

This time he lands on the third rail, the national Byzantine pension system, in French society and politics. Macron launched a systematic plan to integrate these efforts into a single, state-run national system.

The trip started on Thursday with transp....