The impossible overtaking
The supposed end of the “right-left” divide, put forward by the current majority in its accession to power, is, according
At the crossroads of modernity
Is the modernization of Japan due solely to Western influence, as is commonly thought, or does it derive from its
A parliamentary assembly drawn by lot?
By proposing to take seriously the idea of a legislative assembly drawn by lot, the work edited by John Gastil
The Plague and the Fall
The Roman Empire collapsed because the climate changed in the 5th century.e century. The cooling favored the development of germs
In flesh and in Eros
The obscenity of libertine novels has long discredited them. Wrongly so: the pornographic writings of the Enlightenment freely and joyfully
Holiday workbooks
La Vie des Idées is on vacation. We will resume our publications on Monday, August 26. In the meantime, here
You + me = job?
In a literature review focusing on recent work, A. Roulet presents solutions to improve the matching between supply and demand
Love Across the Color Line
Thanks to the discovery of a rich correspondence, Martha Hodes tells the story of an ordinary American woman, a white
The Long History of Capitalism
If economic analysis had fallen into a dead end with an excess of mathematical formalization, could economic history allow us
The militarization of Russian society
In Russia, commemorations of the Soviet victory are multiplying. Some parades are organized by civilians, others are more official. All