Tolerance and its excesses

Sun 04/10/2015

Irrationality has its price. Irrational rejection and hatred of foreigners on one hand, unconditional and irrational love of strangers on the other. Instead of sitting down and discussing who deserves and truly needs our protection, […]

Atlantic: What ISIS really wants?

Wed 18/02/2015

In The Atlantic Graeme Wood provides an extensive (and long: 29 pages) analysis of ISIS: http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/ – best analysis I’ve seen so far on the subject.

Marine Le Pen and the Charlie Hebdo rally

Sat 24/01/2015

The FN was excluded from the Charlie Hebdo rally because, although Marine Le Pen is trying to make her party look respectable, it has a long history of violence, neo-nazi connections and negationism. Beside the […]

Il faut des psychiatres pour comprendre le monde Arabe

Tue 20/01/2015

Le comportement des musulmans fait penser à un complexe d’infériorité collectif. Quelles que soient ses motivations, même s’il n’y en a pas du tout, c’est un phénomène très dangereux: l’Allemagne après la 1ère guerre mondiale […]

Finding a balance between privacy protection and security

Sun 18/01/2015

Privacy advocates never cease invoking Armageddon, every time anybody tries to fight terrorism by improving surveillance and intelligence. There is also a fundamental right that is often overlooked by our self-appointed privacy advocates: the right […]

Boko Haram massacres and the media

Mon 12/01/2015

Boko Haram has been busy these days, massacring whole villages, with hundreds or even thousands of victims. Some voices on social sites complain that we are dedicating so much time to the Paris terrorist attacks […]

FP: Je Suis Charlie (Until Je Get Scared)

Sat 10/01/2015

Micheal Weiss in Foreign Policy: Je Suis Charlie (Until Je Get Scared) Michael Weiss gets it about right, except that he should mention that Charlie Hebdo published regularly much fiercer cartoons lampooning Christians or Jews. Not […]

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