Contrary to popular belief, school uniforms are neither an authoritarian relic nor a retrograde symbol. Rather, as Jean-Claude Kaufmann shows, it reveals our delicate balance between equality, freedom and a sense of community.
Although economist Philipp Bagus's «The Milei Era» sometimes lacks critical distance from its subject, this book has the great merit of placing the rise of the Argentine president in the most fundamental aspect of politics: the battle of ideas.
In their recent book published by Editions du Cerf, Michel Sandrin (not his real name) and Victor Lefebvre document the militant drift of the online encyclopedia. The book also explains how the platform works.
In his essay on laughter, published by Editions de l'Observatoire, the former director of «Charlie Hebdo» and France Inter explores what this human art tells us about the value of astonishment. For further reading.
Why do some nations grow richer while others stagnate or decline? Two contemporary visions attempt to answer this crucial question. One of them is set out in a book by Deirdre McCloskey and Art Carden, recently published in French.
As debate becomes polarized and personal, Antoine Vuille defends the importance of rigorous argumentation. The philosopher invites us to avoid the vices that weaken the exchange of ideas in a democracy, not without avoiding a few vexing questions.
In his first book, Jonas Follonier, with the help of philosopher Olivier Massin, identifies wokism and shows how this ideology is manifesting itself in the country, from cancelling conferences to redefining harassment. But is it really that prevalent?
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