Tag: Ideas and debates
why the magic no longer works, by Julia de Funès – L’Express
Red circle, light pursuit, dark room, headset microphone, controlled gestures, a few anecdotes sprinkled with humor against a backdrop of positive storytelling: here is the picture that has become emblematic…
The “discriminatory hiring” veil? Academics react to a study deemed “biased” – L’Express
“Research proves that wearing the veil is a discriminatory factor in hiring.” This title, which sounds like a definitive truth and denounces the injustice which would strike some of our…
a bargaining chip that could be expensive, by Sébastien Martin – L’Express
Our pension system is at the heart of a fragile social pact. Fragile, because it is based on a financial balance which, over the years, has been eroded by demographic…
Séverine Erhel’s response to Jonathan Haidt – L’Express
Published in English in 2024, Anxious generation (Les Arènes) by the American psychologist Jonathan Haidt has caused a lot of noise in the scientific community. The book notably played a…
the disturbing truth behind these improbable jobs on LinkedIn – L’Express
In 2018, the American anthropologist David Graeber published Bullshit Jobs (“stupid jobs”). In this work, which has become a reference, he pointed out functions or tasks whose disappearance would have…
This enigma that Emmanuel Macron has never managed to solve, by Gérald Bronner – L’Express
It takes time for a man to recognize his wrongs. From this point of view, the attitude of the President of the Republic towards the dissolution of the National Assembly…
Facing Trump, Milei, Xi Jinping… The Europeans’ trump card, by Pascal Demurger – L’Express
Do we have to give up who we are to regain power and freedom? At the dawn of Donald Trump’s second inauguration, we, European business leaders, are concerned by an…
when caricatures break down taboos, by Omar Youssef Souleimane – L’Express
On the walls of some Sunni neighborhoods in Syria and Lebanon, one can often read: “It is forbidden to insult or mock God or his messenger.” A sentence that almost…
How to avoid being a bad manager in 2025? Our ten tips to (re)discover – L’Express
The end of the year is approaching and you are saturated with contradictory injunctions and speeches from coaches or “inspiring” personalities who are often disconnected from the reality on the…
“Not supporting Boualem Sansal is fueling fear and totalitarianism”: the appeal of academics – L’Express
For more than a month, the writer Boualem Sansal has been imprisoned in Algeria. He is being prosecuted under article 87 bis of the Penal Code, which punishes “as a…