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Posts by Alexandre delaigue
This week my (free to read) substack looks at the benefits of high tech Japanese toilets. I explain why installing them will help older people maintain their independence and their dignity, and save the country money. timleunig.substack.com/p/how-to-red...
Dans le même temps on a zéro consigne (large ou restrictive) pour les procédures de recrutement études en France, et les services consulaires ne semblent vraiment pas sélectifs, comme s’ils avaient des quotas larges à remplir.
Not all EU states will be affected equally by rise in energy prices
• Car drivers see different dynamics for petrol & diesel; continent is net exporter of petrol and net importer of diesel
• Dutch, German, French drivers face steepest rises, while Poles are shielded
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
Very interesting but my rule of thumb is to mostly ignore any demographic projection longer than about 25 years.
When you’re estimating how many children the as yet unborn will have there’s too much guess work.
“Instead of asking drivers to download another app, it integrates the ones they already use, making parking simple, seamless, and consistent everywhere”
www.npp.org.uk
-Ce que tout le monde utilisera: ofcepii
- le centre d’analyse français de l’économie (CAFÉ) à condition de s’installer rue du commerce
On ne me la fait pas je sais que maintenant c’est devenu BISCOFF
Quand tu as vraiment décidé de ton acronyme et que rien ne te fera changer d’avis
All-you-can-eat breakfasts can waste twice as much food as menu-ordered meals. Researchers have cooked up a way of reducing leftovers econ.st/4ezsayC
Photo: Alamy
The “Great Green Wall” in Africa was a bold and inspiring idea. It was supposed to be one of the biggest environmental projects in history.
But, sadly, it's not working as hoped.
What went wrong? Here’s a good summary.
www.npr.org/2026/04/11/g...
Exclusive: Sweden has intelligence indicating Russia's systematically manipulating data to fool Ukraine’s western allies into believing its economy has withstood the strain of its war spending & western sanctions, Thomas Nilsson, head of Sweden Military Intelligence, told me & @maxseddon.bsky.social
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Entre 1981 et 2023, le salaire d’un professeur certifié à 5 ans d’ancienneté à baissé de 30% et celui d’un agrégé de 38%. Dans le même temps, le salaire d’un officier de police, qui était plus faible que le salaire d’un certifié, est passé devant celui d’un prof agrégé.
Why is the stock market shrugging off... everything? Well, maybe it's betting that AI will save it and that the government won't let AI fail. Call it the AI put. My new piece in NYT Opinion on the market's reliance on getting rescued:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/o...
Orbea Avant! Un excellent choix 👍
La vieille ferme?
Le mutualisme, c’est cette grande idée d’avoir l’efficacité du privé avec la générosité et les valeurs du public, pour de se retrouver avec la cupidité du privé et l’inefficacité et la bureaucratie du public
I'm a broken record on this but the radicalisation and brain rot of Gen X/boomers is a massively under-appreciated problem
J'ai réalisé pour @franceculture.fr un podcast sur l'histoire des méthodes que les économistes ont développé pour donner une valeur, ou un prix, aux "choses de la vie" depuis 100 ans
La série de 10 (courts) épisodes est ici:
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
Seven weeks into war, Iran is enjoying financial windfall
• During first 40 days of war Washington let Tehran load as many oil tankers as it wished
• US also temporarily lifted sanctions on Iranian oil, meaning Tehran didn't need to offer discounts to buyers anymore
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
La voici enfin ! La vidéo synthèse de l'expérience hoplitique.
-400 personnes armées en hoplites
-Sur un champ pendant 3 jours
-Une expérience d'archéologie expérimentale scénarisée
-En plein dans la dispute sur les dynamiques de choc/fuite/poursuite dans la Grèce antique
youtu.be/VerlSW1iPJ8
Exactly one year ago today:
Wine Self-Sufficiency in Selected Countries, Avg 2018-2022; Chile's wine production accounts to 629% of its wine consumption. Wine production in the UK accounts for only 1% of domestic consumption. The world as a whole produces more wine than it consumes.
If your toaster starts working like this website today, report it to us on SaferProducts.gov.
blog.vintascope.com/post/8140674...