Manifesto
France is broken.
It is time to rethink everything.
Twelve intellectuals. No partisan allegiance. Ideas forged in debate, not in compromise. L'Assemblée publishes essays, analysis, and concrete proposals — from first principles.
Latest essays
What You Pay and What You Don't See
France produces the cheapest electricity in Europe. Yet its consumers pay the price of German gas. This isn't an accident — it's an architecture.
European UnionEurope Is Indispensable and Unbearable
Nobody in the Assembly proposes Frexit. Nobody is satisfied with the Europe that exists. This paradoxical unanimity may be the only political truth of our time.
Energy & ClimateThe Megawatt Is Our Workforce
France has the most decarbonised electricity in Europe. Fifty-six grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour, versus 380 in Germany. And yet it's still debating whether it deserves this advantage.
HealthcareMy Mother Waits Three Weeks, Your Dermatologist Sees You Tomorrow
In Seine-Saint-Denis, 68 doctors per 100,000 residents. In Paris, 300. They call it a medical desert. I call it a political choice.
Public DebtWhat the Debt Is Hiding
France spends 57% of its GDP on public expenditure — a European record — for outcomes worse than nearly all its neighbours. The scandal isn't the debt. It's what wasn't built with it.
ImmigrationThe Car Without a Road
France doesn't have an immigration problem. It has an integration infrastructure problem. The debate is stuck on 'how many' when the real question is 'what happens next.'