Society

While I personally support the fact that Trump's ban was a "necessary evil," one of my friends, who's from Europe, argues that the GAFAs are becoming more and more "Orwellian" in the sense that, anyone would doesn't fit in their ideology is banned and despised. I do not share his perspective but

Graduating from university is becoming more and more normalised nowadays. Not only is it beneficial, it also is vital. One willing to enter the professional world without any college degree, will most likely get rejected by most firms due to a total lack of credibility. Nevertheless, does a degree t

With the rise of poverty, we can definitey see what Marx preditected when he wrote about pauperization -- richer are getting richer while poorer are getting poorer; the gap between them is growing days and days. Currently, we live in a world where simulatenously, there are people who live with $2/m

Nowadays, there seems to be a general consensus asserting that rather than being “bought“, a pet should be “adopted“. This means, in other words, that a pet should not be treated as a “toy”, but rather as a child. Throughout most countries in the world, buying and selling a pet is legal and does no

According to Catherine Wood, Chief Investment Officer of ARK Invest, disruptive innovation is key to growth. Her fund is focused on identifying and investing in disruptive innovation, with many of ARK's ETF's outperforming alternative growth funds on the market. Ark’s assets under management hit $46

According to the McKinsey Global Institute (2017), around half of current jobs in the UK and US could be automated in the near future. A related study by the Oxford Martin School (2016) predicts that 69% of jobs in India and 77% of jobs in China are susceptible to mechanization in the next 20 years.

There has been an eternal debate going on as to whether pregnant women shall be entitled to abort their upcoming child yet to be born. Many categorise aborting as criminal, in the extent that it erases a human being‘s life, whereas, on the other hand, many would condone the practice, if exerted with

Recently, a poll about the hypothetical reintroduction of capital punishment showed that the majority of French people were in favor of death penalty. Even if, being a member of the EU, it could not be reinstated, it is interesting to see that most people consider that execution is a suitable legal

Covid-19 has proven the world 2 things that were being forgotten: 1) Human are mortal beings and have a long way to go before being able to live for 500 years; 2) Despite liberalism, societies have chosen to prioritize public health over the economy. However, many dramatic consequences are resulting

I was having a discussion with my friends about torture and we were arguing about its "effectiveness" and morality. By torture, I mean all forms (not only physical). They believe that building cooperation is more viable and that maltreating a terrorist - for instance - would only make him lie for

Nuclear power can be a potential threat in multiple spheres : 1: Nuclear waste : The waste generated by nuclear reactors can remain radioactive for tens to hundred thousands years. There are not no long-term storage solution for nuclear waste. Nuclear waste are not likely to resist from natural di

While we must consider that private companies and laboratories must benefit financially from their costly research, should the State take care of the cost implied by the vaccination - is it its responsibility ? A coronavirus vaccine should be for everyone, not just those who can afford it, especial

Within industries ranging from the corporate one to the sports one, men earn, in most cases, higher wages than women. Novak Djokovic, Tennis‘ world number one, stated that men deserve to get paid more than women in his sport. This has sparked a reaction from women’s best player Serena Williams who t

We know the harm tobacco does to your health. Taxes over taxes are added on a weekly to “discourage” smokers. Yet, while those taxes help finance cancer in countries where public Medcare is applicable, we also know that some other countries simply make money out of people’s addiction. We also know v

This is an honest question, as people everywhere are suddenly becoming increasingly aware of the existence of global warming, but do little to "help Earth". Many sources point to the fact that in 5 or 10 or 15 years the massive amount of damage done on our planet will not be reversible, or that in 5

As Elon Musk explains, "We are headed towards a situation where AI is vastly smarter than humans and I think that time frame is less than five years from now." In fact, the global AI software market is forecast to grow rapidly in the coming years, growing with a compound annual growth rate of 42.2%

Since many questions are related to violence, I feel that this one is to be asked. When I reflect about Police (in general), I think about Max Weber. As he argues, States, through police, have the monopoly of the legitimate use of violence in their own territory. Hence, when people consider Police t

The Oxford dictionary defines “Influence” as “the capacity to have an effect on the character, development or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.” The question is, would society rather be influenced by true leaders and successful people like Bill Gates, than being influenced by

I'm stuck between 2 antinomich and dogmatic sides. On one hand, some of my friends are telling me that being vegan has 2 advantages: 1) positive effects on the planet, 2) positive effects on your body. Yet, I'm told by others that it would be really bad for my body and catastrophic for the planet (

France's interpretation regarding this matter has given rise to numerous debates among scholars and citizens. On one hand, people living in democracies should be allowed to speak their minds freely and share how they feel about the society they live in. On the other, some discourse - hate speech et