Professor at Pasadena City College in Los Angeles, Edward Feser is a conservative American philosopher. Recently, on his blog, where he regularly comments on current affairs, he was highly critical of Donald Trump's expansionist ambitions.
These two seemingly unrelated tragedies, on different scales, reveal the same mechanism: each political camp selects the facts that confirm its beliefs - an old reflex. What should worry us is the disappearance of confrontation between these opinions.
Under the guise of inclusion and social justice, universities too often sacrifice scientific rigor to ideology. According to historian Olivier Moos, this drift compromises its primary mission: to shed light on reality rather than to serve causes.
In his column, the former Federal Councillor shares a piece of reading that has made a lasting impression on him. This month, he comments on an article in a Jesuit magazine...
Artificial intelligence is currently one of the most important development sectors for any country. However, we must be careful not to neglect other investments, or risk suffering the consequences.
Farmers enjoy a strong influence on the Swiss political scene. This influence, deemed excessive by some, raises the question of sectoral interests in decision-making.
The debate over the number of signatures required to put a popular initiative to the Swiss vote raises an essential question: should the number be revised... or should signatories be asked to make more of an effort?
Gilles Kepel's erudition is unquestionable. Nor have his pedagogical skills or the freedom of his views, as the hundred or so people who came to listen to the Emeritus University Professor on May 21 at a conference-debate in Lausanne organized by the Cercle démocratique «Le Regard Libre.
As the republican mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard has made social skills a political cause. His reflections, set out in his book «Refaire communauté», and his actions on the ground show what role the State can play in this issue, which is first and foremost a matter of education.
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