How The So-Called Alt-Right Failed Marine Le Pen (Thank God.)

Melissa Ryan is the author of Ctrl Alt Right Delete , a weekly newsletter devoted to understanding how Trump and his army of right wing supporters organize online. All opinions are her own. Here’s what you need to know about last week’s presidential elections in France: Centrist Emmanuel Macron won, defeating right wing nationalist Marine Le Pen. Macron’s victory was seen as a defeat for a growing fascist movement. Far right activists in America and Kremlin operatives took an active...