endorse centrist candidate emmanuel macron. his only opponent marine le pen is a member of the populist right wing national front party. she has had photo-ops with putin, demonizes islam, and wants france to leave the european union. there's lots of other news to talk about, as well, but let us start with the french election. joining us in paris is natalie nougayrede. she's now a columnist and foreign affairs commentator for the guardian. here in new york, brett stephens joins us. he has a new job as op-ed columnist at the "new york times." congratulations, brett, and richard haass is the president of the council on foreign relations, and the author of a tifric and timely new book, a world in disarray. natalie, tell me what does it say that you have marine le pen's party the national front, which is polling in the 30s, it might actually end up even in the high 30s, this is a