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Capital Mobility
It would be beneficial to require shareholders to hold their shares for at least four years. Currently, capital mobility is such that it is possible to buy shares and resell them within the same day with just a few clicks. Computers are programmed to carry out these transactions. This has serious consequences. In the vast…
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2026 Lycéens’ Protest
– I’ve seen someone on the social media who has supported the lycéens in France. She said: “Bravo la jeunesse!” How can she do that? They loot, they are violent. Those middle-class people loose all their stocks in their shops! The streets are damaged. That’s a disaster! Some young people even send back grenades! No…
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Colonization Without Saying So
As early as the 18th century, the Western world promoted the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers. They proclaimed the right to a just rebellion against obscurantism, oppression, and the violation of universal human rights. But this was not universal in practice. These rights were denied to slaves in the colonies and to women. After World War…
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Choosing a News Source Wisely
It is crucial to have an independent and reliable press. People need to know who owns the press. If the press is biased because it is owned by a handful of billionaire families, if it loses its objectivity, if it no longer relays verified facts and reliable information, but instead disseminates opinions, then it deprives…
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Air Conditioning – La clim’
Heat makes people sick and can even kill them. Lack of sleep or poor sleep quality due to the heat can have serious consequences for your health and life. For example, excessive irritability at work or at home can have serious consequences. Telling people not to use air conditioning is criminal. Most people didn’t choose…
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In dependence – Independence
With basic income, people can chose the kind of relationships they want and the kind of works they want. Thus, individuals gain greater autonomy in choosing their relationships and career paths, fostering more fulfilling lives. You can count on your partner, your family, your friends or your boss because they are trustworthy not because you…
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Coriolanus
William Shakespeare went to high schools where the latin classics were taught. Shakespeare’s interest in Roman history typified the more general Renaissance fascination with the classical world. Set in the earliest days of the Roman Republic, William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus is a dramatic exploration of the tensions inherent in a society transitioning from monarchy to republic, where…
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Shopping Malls
At the edges of cities, one can see the development of stores in corrugated metal (or metal cladding) warehouses — with ground-floor layouts and extensive parking lots in front, behind, or surrounding them. These prefabricated structures offer significant cost savings and rapid construction. The investment per square meter is substantially lower than that of an architecturally…
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They say it’s us, when in fact it’s them
In 1933, the German people had largely voted for the socialists. President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler as chancellor despite the nazi party receiving only 18% of the vote in the parliamentary elections. Hitler came to power legally, but certainly not democratically. The German people of that time did not choose Hitler; they were forced…
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People complain about children
People complain about children instead of complaining about merchants.People complain about children making noise in buildings that were built without soundproofing or double-glazed windows, even though we know how to do it and it was to be expected that there would be childrenall to the benefit of real estate developers who make huge profits and…