The horrific fate of Samuel Paty

If France doesn't act decisively against Islamic fanaticism, it faces two bleak alternatives

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, recently announced that he wanted to end “Islamic separatism” in France, warning that the “final goal” of the “ideology of Islamism” is to “take complete control” of society. 

The apparent hardening of his attitude against that agenda — at least in rhetorical terms — raised eyebrows. Now, however, his country has se…