Waxing Philosophical Part IV: I Take the 2015 “Bac Philo” Exam

If Descartes Could Cut It, Why Kant I?

July 7, 2015 | By David Jaggard | C'est Ironique!

As I explain every July, every June every French student in the final year of secondary school takes a long, difficult standardized test called the baccalauréat. For most of them, this exam is the biggest academic milestone in their lives. … Read More

Love Locks in Paris: When a Clingy Relationship Becomes a Burden

This Used to Be the Place to Hook Up and Hang Out

June 10, 2015 | By David Jaggard | C'est Ironique!

Try this: on any busy city street, stop passers-by at random and ask them, “Where is the world capital of love?” If you are a woman, most of the guys will say, “Under the blue light in my bedroom, baby!” … Read More

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Waxing Philosophical Part IV: I Take the 2015 “Bac Philo” Exam

If Descartes Could Cut It, Why Kant I?

Love Locks in Paris: When a Clingy Relationship Becomes a Burden

This Used to Be the Place to Hook Up and Hang Out

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