Enervated by unions – This Opinion Journal editorial compares the decline of France, General Motors and New York State and how intractable labor laws have drained their capability to respond to fiscal pressures: “At first glance, they seem to have little in common. But the riots in France over labor reform, the slow-motion suicide of General Motors, and the continuing decline of the New York economy all share one defining trait: entrenched and unchangeable union power.” Captain Ed and Betsy have more on the silly French and their otherworldly view of economics.