An outline on authority, or a definition of the progressive.
Following the article, "Why this hatred of authority?", I received numerous reactions. The first consisted of confusion, or of asking me not to...
Tag: stupidity
Exile, migrants and the Holy Father (2)
Reflections on the Holy Father's various statements concerning migrants: The migrants arriving in Europe today are not all fleeing a catastrophic situation...
Antigone, defiant and intimate (7/7. Love)
Part 7 and final part: Love. Antigone's desire is familial; she does not want to leave her brother unburied. Creon, on the other hand, desires to...
In light of the values
Authority has lost its prestige along with humility. Authority has become synonymous with implacable order, unthinking force, tyranny...
News from Louis-René des Forêts
On this rainy Sunday, while rereading the notes I jotted down in the margins of the marvelous Ostinato, I came across this gem among gems: Let's not veil our figures...
Charlie's Destiny
"The enemy limits you, therefore shapes you and establishes you." This quote from Saint-Exupéry aptly expresses our condition at the end of this first week of...
The death of intimacy
Everywhere, on the internet, in newspapers, or on television, personal experience is displayed, exhibited, and presented as the gold standard. This indecent...
In the heart of darkness, life
After seeing "Tree of Life," I for a long time forbade myself from writing about the film. Two forces clashed within me. Captivated by the poetry, by the state...
What does Steve Jobs stand for?
"Steve Jobs 1955-2011," read the Apple website on October 5, 2011. Right to the end, this unique, minimalist, elegant, and effective signature. His...
Another year comes to an end…
As the year draws to a close, we often only glance at it briefly. We shouldn't dwell on it too much. We never know how many things we've forced ourselves to bury...
In the shadow of Ernesto Sabato
When Ernesto Sabato passed away on April 30th at the age of 99, he repeated to himself the words of Maria Zambrano: "To die, this elusive act that...".
Forgive me, something will always remain…
In this brief reflection on forgiveness, I simply wanted to revisit the inadequacy of saying "sorry." Forgiving is sometimes extremely difficult...
What kind of death for the West?
It is becoming increasingly pleasant for me to hear these speeches from Westerners reveling in the death of Catholicism, the death of this old...
Emmanuel Todd or intellectual vulgarity
Emmanuel Todd was on France Culture the other morning to deliver his gospel. Emmanuel Todd is a prophet. He has the eloquence. He has the...