The victory of the country's leading party over the Greens on Sunday went according to plan. But it's not enough for some commentators to acknowledge that immigration and wokism are causing criticism among the population.
Is Western hegemony wavering? The independence of Brazil, India and Indonesia from the war in Ukraine suggests so. But is such criticism of the West justified? A complex debate, revealing some of the contradictions of the global South.
In a podcast published in September 2019, entitled «My body, my choice», the hosts of the online media Liber-thé presented their arguments in favor of drug legalization. A purely liberal argument, not without a major weakness.
«For your health, avoid snacking between meals», «Eat five fruits and vegetables a day», «Stay hydrated», etc. Between solicitude and injunction, our daily infantilization profoundly modifies our behavior. Is the state the only one to blame?
Using the codes of video games, gamification makes the less playful tasks of everyday life more attractive. The method is effective. However, it infantilizes an adult audience, which raises social and moral questions. For example, in the healthcare sector.
Getting vaccinated? An act of «responsibility»! Just like turning down your thermostat to 19°, stopping flying or cutting down on meat consumption. The rhetoric of the call to responsibility, omnipresent today, conceals a dark side.
When it comes to the protection of personal data, there's a common misconception: why not be digitally transparent if you have nothing incriminating to hide? Let's deconstruct this fallacious argument.
Surrogate motherhood is not legal in Switzerland. Like other bioethical issues, it marks a deep division between conservatives and progressives. This is an opportunity to attempt a definition of these terms, a few months ahead of the federal elections.
In the mid-2000s, faced with China's rise to power, the idea emerged of a necessary and close collaboration between China and the United States. Since then, so much has changed in the Sino-American relationship that the future does not bode well. But perhaps it could have been otherwise.