Let's make this birthday one to remember.

66 years old (Born on August 31, 1958)

Happy Birthday, Eric Zemmour! You're the man who has boldly turned political journalism into France's favorite spectator sport. Whether people agree or disagree with your controversial Figaro columns, everyone admits you're better at stirring lively debates than most of us are at cooking soufflés.

Despite always standing fiercely independent (joining a party? Non merci!), you've managed to spark conversations all across cafés and dinner tables—truly the hallmark of success for any French intellectual.

So here's wishing you another year filled with spirited discussion, robust arguments, and plenty more reasons to keep pushing buttons on every side of politics. Santé!