Section: Society
Anti-racism that «infantilizes blacks»

Anti-racism that «infantilizes blacks»

African-American linguist John McWhorter sees contemporary anti-racism as a betrayal of Martin Luther King's universalist ideal, and as an ideology that designates whites as oppressors and reduces blacks to incapable beings.
Dry, sober and serene

Dry, sober and serene

Journalist Marianne Grosjean sends out a message in each of her columns. This month, she argues in favor of Dry January, not as an imposed moral, but as a voluntary and collective dynamic.
Stop eugenics

Stop eugenics

Every month, youtuber Ralph Müller delivers his scathing analysis of a phenomenon typical of the times. This month, he criticizes the new form of eugenics.
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...