Author: Jonas Follonier
Jonas Follonier

JONAS FOLLONIER

Federal Palace correspondent for «L'Agefi», singer-songwriter Jonas Follonier is the founder and editor-in-chief of «Regard Libre».

The overestimated power of the media

The overestimated power of the media

To overestimate the power of the media is to underestimate the other reasons why people have ideas. It's not journalists who dictate the debate agenda, but a complex dynamic between senders and receivers.
The contradictions of the new feminism

The contradictions of the new feminism

Among the various forms of feminism, two main currents can be identified. The universalists, like Elisabeth Badinter, believe that women should have the same individual rights as men. The others, faithful to a more recent narrative, make friends with Islamists in the name of their communitarianism - and don't stop at this paradox. 
Associations are essential to democracy

Associations are essential to democracy

The association is a remedy for the inward-looking nature of democratic regimes, where the dependence on others that prevailed in feudal regimes has been eroded. It also enables its members to commit themselves beyond their personal interests, without having to go through the State.