Political debate requires us to distinguish between what is principled and what is practical, to avoid both pure ideology and technocracy.
Politically correct means claiming to be right, but without opening up to debate, while politically incorrect means opening up to debate, but without taking reason into account. Two options to be rejected, because debate and reason go hand in hand.
The risk-taking that characterizes entrepreneurship enables human beings to exercise their freedom and responsibility to the full. This form of personal fulfillment, which is conducive to social fulfillment, has a special value.
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 December 2024 issue of Regard Libre inaugurates a new paper. Recycled, less clinically white and more embossed, this material is consistent with our monthly feature, dedicated to the value of age, and marks the beginning of an evolution in our media.
Liberalism doesn't claim to say everything. It only answers the question of the political organization of society, which must be based on respect for negative freedoms. This in no way precludes a positive and complementary conception of freedom.
In this month's editorial, Jonas Follonier continues his debate with editorial writer Olivier Delacrétaz, who responded in «La Nation» to his plea for moderate skepticism.
L’association est un remède au repli sur soi dans les régimes démocratiques, où s’amenuit la dépendance à autrui qui prévalait dans les régimes féodaux. Elle permet également à ses membres de s'engager au-delà de leur intérêt personnel sans passer par l'Etat.
The way a question is posed plays a major role in public debate. This underestimated dimension of contemporary discussions in particular explains many of its outcomes. Confusion has taken its toll on the debate of ideas in recent times.
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