I have been called the “bearer of bad news” far too often for me not to be on my guard about risks and opportunities. That being said, I am convinced that opportunities can only be seized once risks have been…
First of all, I would like to remind you that I expressed my hostility to this pension reform in these columns as early as February 2023 (in an article entitled “What was he going to do in this mess?”): “Why…
Can we imagine France without an effective government until May 2027, in an increasingly dangerous world where decisions vital to the country’s future can no longer wait? This is what awaits us, whatever the future scenario. And it may seem…
In many democratic countries today, and particularly in France, Great Britain and the United States, public opinion is becoming increasingly polarized. We must not forget that this has always been fatal for democracies. And if it continues, it will continue…
In a great many countries, the rejection of foreigners has reached such levels that it has become one of the main electoral issues. Everywhere, foreigners are criticized for doing nothing to integrate, for not learning the language of the host…
Some things are easy on the eye, but we don’t pay much attention to them until it’s too late. Such is the case with shortages. Particularly food shortages. Since the dawn of time, when a nation has had a long-term…
Alongside the countless pieces of bad news that have been piling up for power in France since the President’s re-election in 2022, compounded by the calamitous dissolution of 2024, there may finally be one piece of good news today: the…
The situation in France and many other democratic countries is much more than a political crisis. It’s a crisis of meaning: common sense has disappeared. When you look at events around the world, you get the impression that what’s most…
In this troubled autumn, wherever we are in the world, I have the feeling that many people lie to themselves about who they are and what the world around them is like, so that they can refuse to see the…
The survival of civilization, democracy and fair, sustainable development depends on an almost unique and completely overlooked factor: civility. Its opposite is better known: incivility, that intolerable attitude which allows us to ignore the consequences of our actions on those…
