All of life’s everyday objects have a story, a genealogy, a raison d’être; and nothing is more exciting than to tell that story. The story of the humble nail, the loud hammer, the subtle book, the obedient washing machine, the…
The countries that best withstood the pandemic are those countries that best understood the selfish interest of altruism and had put it in practice. The leading countries are South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Because these countries understood that it is…
Everybody remembers the cartoon by Tex Avery, in which a character being chased by another runs off the edge of a cliff. However, because of momentum, the character keeps running and momentarily floats in the air, preoccupied by being pursued…
Football may seem like a trivial topic to discuss when there are so many other very serious things that are happening. The sport, however, which is really popular, has always been a sort of mirror that reflects current issues at…
During this period, all over the world, people are procrastinating, falling further into debt, and delaying as long as they can the economic and social collapse that will result from this pandemic. However, as is often the case, when we…
The performing arts are among the activities that are most threatened by the self-isolation measures. A priori, until at least the month of September, there will be very few concerts, theatrical performances, operas and festivals anywhere in the world. Not…
What do Cato the Elder, Voltaire, and Pierre Mendes France have in common? All three, like many other politicians and intellectuals around the world, understood that for an idea to gain traction, it had to be repeated over and over…
Among the thousands of matters that were overlooked and that are now coming to light because of the current situation, one such matter is or should be the major role that the voluntary sector and all other voluntary activities, whether…
A self-induced crisis, the greatest in a century; deliberately triggered by almost all of humanity to save lives because only isolation could protect them. A crisis with immense costs: hundreds of millions of jobs lost or threatened; the disappearance of…
