Far too many French people go to bed hungry, then leave for school or work. Although much has been done to provide students with cheap meals, and to offer breakfasts in crèches, the cry of alarm launched by the president…
Africa is going through a really tough time. After decades of hope in democracy, in the establishment of the rule of law, in peace, in the realization of the importance of continental unity, and in the reduction of poverty, all…
What is happening in France is very worrying, and not just for Jews. Anti-Semitism, whether cynically proclaimed by a few thugs (rappers in search of an audience, mediocre polemicists, talentless comedians), or cowardly assumed by certain leaders of supposedly democratic…
The most difficult questions are usually the simplest. The so-called experts avoid them to feed on, both literally and figuratively, obscure debates on minor subjects, forgetting to focus on the essentials, usually because it bother them. In economics, for example,…
We all know the figures: the world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, and even more if the recent trend towards lower school enrolment rates for girls continues. Most of this population will live in developing countries…
For those who still believe that stock markets steer decisions in the most rational way, or that governments do what is necessary to control them, a look at what’s happening right now should be enough to change your mind. In…
Could you name a 100% private company, which has never raised money from anyone, which is valued in 2023 18 billion dollars, or 8 times more than in 2020? Would you have any more ideas if I specify that this…
In a century’s time of the History ( if a century could be called History), 2023 will be for France, the time where people revolted against an unacceptable crime committed by authority figures, and that as a result, a few…
India, (for which I have a constantly renewed fascination, nurtured by deep friendships and frequent visits over the decades), will indeed be subject of discussion in France over the next few days. In fact, the fascination for Indias’s growth has…
