Tag: culture

The French Crisis in My Eyes: Assets, Wages, and the Choice of Civilization

Walking through the streets of Paris on September 18, 2025, I felt a powerful contradiction. More than 250 demonstrations had paralyzed railways, schools, and hospitals. Crowds shouted slogans for “higher wages” and “more subsidies.” Even teenagers were blocking the gates of their schools to join the protests. Amidst this roar of anger, another piece of … Continue reading The French Crisis in My Eyes: Assets, Wages, and the Choice of Civilization →

Right-Wing Cuts to Immigrant Welfare: My Economic and Civilizational Risk Assessment

In the midst of France’s political turmoil, I acknowledge the legitimacy of the right’s call for fiscal discipline, yet I’m deeply troubled. If a right-wing government makes “drastic cuts to welfare for Arab and African immigrants” its core strategy, this intuitive cost saving measure may seem decisive in the short term but risks triggering a … Continue reading Right-Wing Cuts to Immigrant Welfare: My Economic and Civilizational Risk Assessment →

From Freedom to Demography: How Europe Lost Sight of Its Own Promise

The more I think about it, the more I feel we are trapped in a “gaze” dilemma: policymakers look at aggregates, curves, and quarterly reports, yet fail to see the expressions on neighborhood streets, the processes inside factories, or the queues in schools and clinics. The EU’s original promise was the Four Freedoms, free movement … Continue reading From Freedom to Demography: How Europe Lost Sight of Its Own Promise →

The Cage of Old Ideas: My Reflection on Contemporary Values and Cognitive Disparities

I often feel a deep sense of dissonance in everyday life a friction born of temporal gaps and the misplacement of intellectual tiers. Many around me continue to live under value systems that are obsolete yet stubbornly ingrained, as if they are truth and the correct way to live. This feeling is not a product … Continue reading The Cage of Old Ideas: My Reflection on Contemporary Values and Cognitive Disparities →