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Policy

The extreme right, an overused concept

written by Jonas Follonier

The recent election of Javier Milei as President of Argentina reveals the limits of the term ’extreme right«. Between contradictions and inaccuracies, we need to question the relevance of this political label, which has become more infamous than informative.

Philosophy

Hegel, champion of an authoritarian state... or a liberal one?

By Olivier Meuwly · August 14, 2021

Each month, Le Regard Libre presents a philosopher whose thinking differs from, or even runs counter to, the clichés that circulate about him. Historian Olivier Meuwly opens the ball by arguing that Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel did not advocate an authoritarian state. On the contrary, our guest editor locates certain theoretical foundations of liberalism at the heart of the Hegelian system. Direct democracy itself is no stranger to the German's vision, according to the historian.

World

Khaled Drareni, convicted Algerian journalist: his brother testifies

By Antoine Menusier · August 21, 2020

«The government wants to scare the hirak activists, but this will produce the opposite effect.» From New York, where he is based, Chekib Drareni, the reporter's younger brother and an activist in Algeria's peaceful uprising, explains his actions in favor of the reporter's release, and tells us more about his journey since childhood.