One Name, Two Colberts, and the Global Möbius Strip of History
Across six continents, three oceans, and whatever the Black Sea is feeling these days, the word “Colbert” now functions as a Rorschach test for the modern psyche. Say it in Paris and you’ll get a disquisition on the Sun King’s finance minister, that joyless accountant who believed trade balances were moral report cards. Whisper it…