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You are on your own!

Society

One would think that, on this day of Government reshuffle, too long heralded and overdue, I would explain, once again, what I expect from a possible new government…

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The need for heroism

Society

If there is a rare quality and needed more than ever in politics, it is heroism, extreme form of sacrifice of self-interest and personal gain, in the service to others. Absolute sign of altruism…

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The wrong kind of theory

Society

We have recently seen the most reactionary forces of the country unite to voice their concern that the French public school would have dared challenge the male/female stereotypes…

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Should diplomas be dynamited?

Society

If there is a sector of human activity that requires a fundamental rethinking of its way of working and its role in society, it is certainly education. Starting with higher education…

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Facing flooding

Society

France is a strange country. She has known, for at least a thousand years, that she is a flood-prone country. She has experienced flooding many times in her history, sometimes in dramatic ways…

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Housing a key issue

Society

Nothing is more revealing of a country’s mentalities than its attitude towards housing. In France, property is sacred, and housing remains scarce, and expensive. Far more expensive than elsewhere in Europe…

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A changing world

Society

In the last two decades, the world has changed; it is about time people realized this and be made fully aware of this fact. In particular, the need to understand the consequences of the great expansion of individual freedom worldwide, and everything else that comes with it: the market economy and democracy.

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