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The union of lambs
On strength, restraint, and the price of preserving our way of life People in Europe are among the most protected citizens on Earth. From food safety to social security, from the functioning of the justice system to the pluralism of counter-powers, we benefit from a level of institutional and social protection that remains exceptional on…
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Liberalism and the common good
“Liberal” has become a difficult word. For many people, it now carries negative ideas of inequality, selfishness or distance from the common good. This feeling is not new. Since the late nineteenth century, voices in Europe and the United States have questioned whether liberalism was still serving people, or only serving those with power. What…
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A memento for our shared future
This memento grew out of my own reflections, sparked in part by an initiative from Pascal Canfin to create La Plateforme Progressiste, a space for imagining the future of France. While not directly connected, it led me to look back at earlier Night Thoughts such as the balance between local and global politics, the limits of numbers in guiding our…
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When politics feels sick: finding balance between local and global
In many of our democracies, politics has turned into a bad word. It often brings to mind corruption, empty discussions, and a top-down way of governing where listening takes a back seat to holding on to power. Constitutions might guarantee the rights of the people to vote and be fairly represented, with the legislative, executive,…
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More than KPIs: Why numbers alone cannot guide our future
I have not posted for a while because nothing felt important enough to write about. That changed when two things caught my attention. First, Pascal Canfin launched Les Progressistes. This initiative aims to shape a vision for France’s centrist movement. I joined the discussions and suggested topics based on my earlier reflections. Over the coming…