Tag: Ideas and debates
UFOs and aliens: we would almost like all of this to be true, by Sylvain Fort
Anyone born in the 1970s has an almost native interest in extraterrestrials. By Jean-Claude Bourret [La Nouvelle Vague des soucoupes volantes, paru en 1974, est le premier volume d’une série…
Witches, womb blessings… When feminism goes wrong
Let’s face it: for those who are familiar with long train journeys, buying a women’s magazine at the station promising to “reconnect with their inner power” or to tame their…
Esotericism, a disturbing French passion: figures that make you dizzy
Contemporary esotericism no longer has much to do with the secret societies and turntables of yesteryear. Oracles, shamans and witches are now fashionable. Sociologists regularly note it: it is no…
“Germany is in decline”… When economic circles are alarmed across the Rhine
The main German leaders have long kept silent, or acquiesced opportunistically. The boards of major car companies, including Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, have applauded the “energy and mobility transitions” launched by…
Mediums, reincarnation… Stéphane Allix, the Tintin of the paranormal
Stéphane Allix is careful to repeat it in each book: he is a “rigorous and objective journalist”, who “investigates with an implacable rational discipline on extraordinary subjects”. A “serious person…
Biodynamics, shamanism, ecospirituality… When ecology leads to esotericism
It starts as a simple return to earth. Tired of her city life, Camille B.* drops everything to become a seasonal worker in the wine world. Passionate about ecology, she…
“Why is France so rich?” : the foreign press is surprised by our growth
Seen from here, everything encourages gloom. A pension reform has put the country in turmoil, even though the French are among the world champions in terms of average time spent…
Aurélien Rousseau, Marc Ferracci, Fiona Scott Morton… Transparency is not always good
Sacrosanct transparency, which has become another name for virtue, imposes itself, as we know, on all those who, foolishly, claim to serve sometimes public institutions, sometimes private companies. Statements to…
Yuval Noah Harari: “Israel is on the brink of civil war”
To understand the current events in Israel, only one question arises: what limits the power of the government? Strong democracies rely on a whole system of checks and balances. However,…
Yuval Noah Harari: “Israel is on the brink of civil war”
To understand the current events in Israel, only one question arises: what limits the power of the government? Strong democracies rely on a whole system of checks and balances. However,…