«Just because a state isn't liberal doesn't mean it can't be a democracy». In 2014, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, irritated at receiving lessons in democracy, assumed his «illiberalism». Is this just a publicity stunt?
Ever since the wave that brought Donald Trump to power, particularly since his challenge to the 2016 election result, American democracy seems to be going from bad to worse. Far from content with this, conservatives are ready to go even further.
Le sport, on le sait, est bien plus politique que ses grands acteurs le disent. Une manifestation de mauvaise foi diplomatique portant sur le dossier brûlant Israël-Palestine est passée presque inaperçue à Doha… Voyage au cœur des contradictions de la FIFA.
Rarely has a state lie had such dramatic consequences. In 2003, the Bush administration presented false evidence of Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction, before invading the country and getting bogged down in a bloody war.
According to Kant, a lie undermines the foundations of the state, while a deceptive truth is acceptable. Two centuries later, with President Clinton, the same logic still seems to be at work in the Lewinsky affair.
Demandez à n’importe qui s’il est de droite ou de gauche, il saura sans doute vous répondre. Pas sûr néanmoins qu’il puisse motiver pleinement sa réponse. Mais la question en elle-même est-elle pertinente ?
Society seems to be divided between those who follow their feelings to account for their identity, particularly their sexual identity, and those who believe in biology. Some jurists point out the abuses to which the law can lead when it is based on feeling.
Les récits de la fin du monde ont traversé toutes les époques et existent aujourd’hui encore. Ces prédictions funestes cachent...
DOSSIER «LA FIN DU MONDE» | On les qualifie parfois de « prophètes de l’Apocalypse », ou de « catastrophistes déraisonnables ». Malgré tout, au-delà de la caricature, les tenants de cette « science de l’effondrement » ont un discours tout à fait construit, rationnel et digne d’intérêt.
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