When the Italian government claims the right to decide its policy without obeying the bureaucrats from Brussels, it is applauded by all. However, it is not so simple: when someone is in debt, the power remains largely in his creditors’…
Today, violence is everywhere. It can be found in all dimensions of society, and not only in France. Violence against homosexuals, journalists, teachers, politicians, and anyone who can make a little difference, or have a little bit of influence or…
As it stands today, there are a thousand reasons why the Ministry of Culture should be closed. Firstly, because in a democracy, culture is the business of everyone, and it is not up to political power to dictate its terms….
A President leaves a mark by the course of action that he takes, and/or by the way he handles the historical problems in which he is entangled by happenstance. In both cases, it is by constantly thinking about his legacy…
There is a study about the year 2013 that was published very recently in the journal Sociologie. It can be found here: [https://la-sphinx.fr/les-concours-ne-s-not-neutres/]. This study shows, in an emblematic case study, how much inequalities in France are reproduced from generation…
Can we still keep, in European museums, artistic works that were stolen, or acquired extremely cheaply, from Africa, the Middle East, or Asia? These types of pillaging also occurred between countries of the North: one of the most known being…
While countless crises are lurking around the corner—and can be extremely catastrophic on the financial, economic, social, ecological fronts—meanwhile in China, Russia, Turkey and India, undemocratic powers are implementing reforms to face these crises, but also rejecting human rights. And…
We talk a lot about jobs that are threatened because of advances in technology that will lead to automation, or related needs that will disappear. As such, it is likely that tasks that are now performed by executive assistants or…
We now know for sure that a spectator, even if he is an expert, can mistakenly believe that a work created by an algorithm is the work of an artist, and vice versa. We also know that algorithms clearly have…
