My latest article was published on Journal. It can be found HERE. Through Xavier Bettel’s alleged plagiarism of a university dissertation, the issue of fraud in higher education has been back in the news. We looked at a different, less detectable, and more secretive technique that worries universities: ghostwriting. If you want to support independent journalism […]
[Video] Philosophy Discussion
Dëse Video gouf am Oktober 2021 opgeholl, am Kader vum Journal Video-Format “Elo mol éierlech”. De ganze Video ass disponibel fir Abonnente vum Lëtzebuerger Journal, ënnert dësem Link. Hei ass een Extrait: Dir kënt de Contenu vum Lëtzebuerger Journal kucken, lauschteren, a liesen, integral a fir just 168€ d’Joer. Abonnéiert iech elo op http://www.journal.lu Individuell Video’en kënnen och […]
Parenting, not paternalism, defeats bad diets
The European Union regulates so-called “junk food” advertising, in order to protect children from exposure to harmful content. Its rules target food that are high in energy, saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, sugar and salt. This really translates as a massive distrust in parenting. It undoubtedly sounds terrible when we read the words “advertisements targeting children”. […]
[Reportage] Plénière zu Strosbuerg: Kloer Brexit-Linn, méi Sue fir Erasmus, Christine Lagarde
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass de 19. September iwwerdroe ginn.
Credential inflation leads to mass ghost-writing
As students value higher education for credentials instead of knowledge, ghostwriting becomes a lucrative business.
[Podcast] The Innocents Abroad Episode 25: Who and what is Europe?
I was a guest in The Innocents Abroad podcast run by my friend and colleague Yaël Ossowski. We spent 40 minutes in an hotel café in Vienna, philosophising about the politics and culture of this continent. Click down below to listen to the entire episode.
[Video] Your professor might be funded directly by the European Union
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m talking about the “Eramus+”-coordinated Jean Monnet programmes.
É errado impor o luxemburguês aos alunos estrangeiros
O ministro da Educação, Claude Meisch, afirmou recentemente numa entrevista ao Luxembourg Times que iria exigir às escolas internacionais que ensinassem luxemburguês aos seus alunos. Isto faz parte de um plano de coligação para reformar o sistema de ensino internacional e criar uma educação internacional pública acessível, de forma a promover a “coexão social”.
[ZOOM] Konstruktives Mitreden
Der neue Präsident der ACEL, Pascal Thinnes, über seine Pläne und Kritikpunkte Pascal Thinnes, 25 Jahre alt, wurde am vergangenen 26. Dezember bei der Generalversammlung der Studierendenorganisation ACEL (Association des Cercles d’Étudiants Luxembourgeois) zum neuen Präsidenten ernannt. Die ACEL vertritt rund vierzig Studentenkreise quer durch Europa und sogar darüber hinaus, und über diesen Weg mehr […]
Macron’s yellow vests concessions are bound to make things worse
In light of the yellow vests protests in France, president Emmanuel Macron has made a number of concessions to the movement. However, the people involved in the Gilets jaunes demonstrations aren’t likely to be helped by those measures.