{"id":530244,"date":"2025-12-11T17:29:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=530244"},"modified":"2026-03-15T12:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T11:17:25","slug":"le-regard-libre-n122-dossier-critiques-de-la-democratie","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/leregardlibre.com\/en\/product\/le-regard-libre-n122-dossier-critiques-de-la-democratie\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Regard Libre N\u00b0122 | Dossier \u00abCritiques de la d\u00e9mocratie\u00bb (in French)\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Le Regard Libre<\/em> N\u00b0122 | \u00abCritiques of democracy\u00bb<br \/>\nPaper copy<br \/>\nDecember 2025 edition<br \/>\nChic paper magazine format<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Opinions and reflections<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">05<\/span> Editorial by Jonas Follonier: Free speech, a jazz solo<br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\">07<\/span> Ralph M\u00fcller's cartridge: Stop eugenics!<br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\">08<\/span> Marianne Grosjean's column: Dry, sober and serene<br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\">09<\/span> Pascal Couchepin's reading: \u00abFake news\u00bb from the Second Empire<br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\">10<\/span> Deirdre McCloskey on the loose: A state is not a family<br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\">11<\/span> Disagreement: Should public schools be uniformed?<br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\">12<\/span> Essay of the month: Thinking politics through <i>Le Je et le Nous<br \/>\n<\/i><i><\/i><span class=\"s2\">13<\/span> Cass Sunstein: \u00abThe real divide is between liberals and anti-liberals\u00bb.\u00bb<br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\">18<\/span> Nora Bussigny: \u00abFeminist activists celebrated Hamas massacres\u00bb.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Dossier: Critiques of democracy<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s2\">24<\/span> Democracy and its enemies<br \/>\n<span class=\"s2\">28<\/span> The Platonic 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