At a time when huge threats are unfolding all over the world, threatening the very survival of humanity and calling for very large-scale collective responses, we hear writers, journalists and politicians everywhere advocating withdrawal into oneself and denouncing “the system”…
Even though I have hardly ever talked about cinema in my columns here (and perhaps I am expected to talk more about geopolitics, especially at the moment), on the eve of International Women’s Rights Day, I would like to recommend…
Jeff Bezos’ decision to no longer publish in the opinion pages of the Washington Post any views other than those defending absolute economic freedom and total freedom of expression, thus refusing from now on to give a voice in his…
During the sixth decade of the 20th century, a dazzling intellectual and political movement, the Situationist International, developed the idea that modern society was no more than a spectacle given to humans. In one of the movement’s landmark books, “The…
A very famous British comedian and actor, Ricky Gervais, recently asked his audience, “If a visitor came to see you from 2045, and you were allowed to ask them just one question, what would it be?” The answers were very…
Some people would like to believe that the direction of history is irreversible, and that battles for the environment and for fair treatment at work for women and people from diverse backgrounds will win out everywhere. They like to think…
On the scale of each of our lives and each of the seven communities of which we are members (family, circle of friends, company, place of living, country, all human beings, all living beings), we too often let ourselves be…
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…
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…
