Apr 22, 2021Covid crisis and why our democracies are dangerously flirting with totalitarianism?“I would prefer not to snuff it” said Boris Vian, repeating the eternal litany of human beings before their inevitable fate. Our eternal dream of a life without death. To live eternally while sipping ambrosia on the summit of Olympus, to return to the paradise of the origins, where life…Lockdown8 min readLockdown8 min read
Mar 19, 2021When will we have the courage to write the epilogue on Covid-19?Days go by and the debate does not evolve. We are stucked. After the two first waves, we go straight to the third one and our governements have not been able to learn how to surf. They continue to fear to take the ride, to take any risk but to…10 min read10 min read
Nov 1, 2020Covid is getting the best of democracy, or how proportionality, dialogue and common sense have been cast awayThe deadly cocktail: protocolization of the thinking, selfishness and the end of humanism More than 6 months have passed since the Covid crisis started. Europe is in the middle of a second wave of Covid, new containment, the anxiety poured by the governments remains at its climax since March. We are back to square one. I am not an epidemiologist, an immunologist, a…7 min read7 min read
Oct 6, 2020Overbidding, manipulation and imaginary illsA month and a half ago, my two children, my wife and my parents in law and I have all been infected by Covid. Aside fear, none of us have had nothing, aside a bit of headache, some tiredness and muscle soreness. I started to look at some data on…Covid 19 Crisis9 min readCovid 19 Crisis9 min read
May 21, 2020The democracy on the edge,Free will and responsibility in times of Covid-19 crisis, and their perspective looking at global warming crisis The difference between democracy and totalitarianism is, however, very simple. For democracy, there are no single, definitive answers to problems; the reality is complex, and answers are always to be found in the…Democracy5 min readDemocracy5 min read
