Section: Society
The uniform, mirror of a modern world

The uniform, mirror of a modern world

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.
Down with «patriarchy»!

Down with «patriarchy»!

The word patriarchy is on everyone's lips, brandished as an inescapable and detestable truism. Yet anthropologist Emmanuel Todd puts us to the test: do we really know what this notion means? Nothing is less certain...
Screen-proofing children

Screen-proofing children

Children's early exposure to phones and tablets is causing concern around the world. Over and above the substance, this debate reveals just how decisive the first years of life are for the future of our societies.
They killed Charlie Kirk

They killed Charlie Kirk

Carl Jung would have said: people don't have ideas, ideas possess them. The assassin who killed Charlie Kirk on an American campus last month, because he didn't share the same ideas, confirmed that the West's problem is spiritual.