Three events that occurred this week reminded me of this major question that philosophers often talk about among themselves, in their chambers, but whose real answer can only be found in action. A young girl was attacked in Strasbourg, France,…
The debate on 5G in France is taking a turn that is so particular and absurd that we need to understand its roots. And denounce the caricatures. Many people who are opposed to 5G are wondering whether it is really…
Will it take a second wave of COVID-19 to sweep across Europe for us to finally understand that we are on the wrong track? I am not talking about the medical field here, which I will refrain from expressing an…
The strength of a nation lies in its ability to distinguish between general and particular, as well as universal and specific. A nation needs universal to exist. It also needs differences to progress. It is the delicate balance between these…
When darkness sets in, you have to look for a few rays of light and use them to lighten your way. When bad news accumulates, we must seek good news and lean on it. When evil progresses, we must rely…
In Europe, as in many other regions in the northern hemisphere, the second and third weeks of August, time stands still, because after a year’s work, the most privileged enjoy their holidays; and it is also a time when everyone…
One of the greatest scandals of the lockdown period was, and still is, the impossibility to accompany our loved ones in their last moments, and in some countries, to even attend their funerals. Everyone has promised to do everything possible…
In the past, I have said, much to the displeasure of some people, that in some sense, to survive, a country must behave like a hotel whose citizens are its employees and which does its best to let the world…
On January 31, 1944, a young French dentist from Fougères who had taken refuge in Marseille with his wife and their newly born daughter was denounced as a Jew by his French neighbours; he was arrested by French policemen, who…
