Of the four middle schools and three high schools in France that bear the name of Françoise Dolto, one has just tragically stood out. The circumstances of this tragedy, exceptional though they may be, should not lead us to make…
I would have liked to have been able to support the bill just passed by the National Assembly on end-of-life conditions and the right to assisted dying. But I cannot. I would have liked to because nothing would be more…
There are subjects that we don’t dare to broach because they make us feel too guilty. We prefer not to talk about them and let a complicit silence settle in, until at some point it becomes unbearable. And it is…
At a time when huge threats are unfolding all over the world, threatening the very survival of humanity and calling for very large-scale collective responses, we hear writers, journalists and politicians everywhere advocating withdrawal into oneself and denouncing “the system”…
Even though I have hardly ever talked about cinema in my columns here (and perhaps I am expected to talk more about geopolitics, especially at the moment), on the eve of International Women’s Rights Day, I would like to recommend…
Jeff Bezos’ decision to no longer publish in the opinion pages of the Washington Post any views other than those defending absolute economic freedom and total freedom of expression, thus refusing from now on to give a voice in his…
During the sixth decade of the 20th century, a dazzling intellectual and political movement, the Situationist International, developed the idea that modern society was no more than a spectacle given to humans. In one of the movement’s landmark books, “The…
A very famous British comedian and actor, Ricky Gervais, recently asked his audience, “If a visitor came to see you from 2045, and you were allowed to ask them just one question, what would it be?” The answers were very…
Some people would like to believe that the direction of history is irreversible, and that battles for the environment and for fair treatment at work for women and people from diverse backgrounds will win out everywhere. They like to think…
