Jacques Robert asks whether there is a link between the princely funding of American universities by Qatar and their tolerance of anti-Semitism on campuses.
Ferghane Azihari's latest essay offers a critique of Islam, which he portrays as inherently hostile to modernity, freedom, and progress. Despite its publishing success, Vincent Tournier has noted a silence or reluctance in the media to discuss these ideas.
An interview by Pierre-Henri Tavoillot with the philosopher Manuel Maria Carrilho who analyzes wokism as an ideology stemming from the "paradigm of the unlimited", based on a boundless conception of identity and language, and marked by a censorial fanaticism deeply rooted in Western institutions.
The "month of equality" organised by the University of Grenoble-Alpes replaces academic debate with ideological awareness-raising actions that take the place of intellectual reflection.
Le Monde accuses Donald Trump of being a warmonger in Iran. For Jacques Robert, the massacre of the population by its own leaders and the constant risk of nuclear war they create amply justify the American intervention. For once, Trump has made a decision favorable to peace and justice.
The clamor of social media, far from threatening democracy, is its vibrant and popular expression. Trying to silence it reveals above all an elitist fear of the voice of the people.
Ethnomarketing, conceived as a "fine" adaptation of marketing to cultural affiliations, now functions as a powerful factor of communitarianism by reifying identities and organizing the market into stabilized ethnic or religious "islands".
A state that presents itself as a protector while treating parents as incapable minors, and children as subjects to be removed from reality, builds a society where no one is accountable for transmission.
"For a Reform of Pedagogical Thinking" by Stéphane Louryan is a lucid critique of early specialization and the fragmentation of knowledge in higher education. A review by Jacques Robert.
Is the cancellation of a conference desirable? Two positions argued by two members of the Observatory.