A country can be judged by its political class. For a very long time, France boasted a high-level political class, and parliamentary debates were generally of a high standard. When this was not the case, it heralded democratic disasters. Today,…
In many supposedly democratic countries, there is a strong temptation for political leaders to break away from the traditional framework of democratic debate: instead of conducting in-depth, rational campaigns based on programs, they rush to the finish line with insults,…
Almost everyone, in their private or professional lives, has at one time or another been, or is today, confronted with a situation where trust has been shattered by a lie, deception or betrayal. All of us have been, and still…
It’s all the rage these days to want to pigeonhole each and every one of us. And to force us to hate and deny the other. For example, we have to choose between defending French identity or European construction; between…
There are three kinds of elite. Those who move society forward. Those who lead it. Those who distract. The first are those of science, philosophy, literature, art, creative daring, fighting for values, for ethics, for life. The second is money…
The next US administration will have a huge impact on the global economy; and everyone is busy analyzing the differences between the Republican and Democratic programs, and their global consequences. In fact, the expected impact of these elections is not…
If ever there was a time when the absence of a political Europe was particularly cruel and dangerous, it’s now: On the one hand, the United States is about to have a new president for four years; whatever the voters’…
There aren’t many laws in political science. Very few studies and analyses can explain why a particular social group, town or village votes the way it does. There are so many parameters that even the most seasoned political scientists give…
A global reading of history has been going on for a long time throughout the world; it is growing every day; it presents itself as a global explanation of all the problems of today and makes the West, the one…
