Clinton

Summary

Dominique Pagani does not devote any sustained analysis to Bill Clinton. He mentions him in passing, mostly in connection with American foreign policy and the international balance of power. Twice he quotes his phrase "trade, not aid": replacing aid with trade12. He places him among the American leaders associated with the interventions in Iraq3 and among those who were never arrested4. He also describes a scene at the Kremlin where Clinton is roaring with laughter beside a staggering Yeltsin5. Other mentions are more anecdotal. In a musicosophy session, he notes that Clinton plays the saxophone, an instrument he considers easier than the trumpet6. In an ironic remark about modern penance, he refers to a heart attack suffered while jogging, though it is not certain whether he means Clinton or Carter7. More recently, he lists him among the "elites" denounced by the right8.

1. 1#9.17 The geopolitical metaphor: Planck, Descartes, Clouscard17 Mar 2021 · 1:37:30
2. 2“Red-browns”, “decolonial”: should we use the dominant language?31 Mar 2021 · 1:02:23
3. 3#12 From Kafka to Proust, the dialectical passage from the intermezzo to the perpetuated edge7 Apr 2022 · 2:26:14
4. 4Worldliness in Clouscard: Aragon and the positivity of the negative29 Jun 2023 · 1:33:31
5. 5#11 Ukraine: mathematics unites men, politics divides them (Aristotle)24 Mar 2022 · 37:14
6. 6#11 Modal and tonal music24 Jan 2021 · 1:20:58
7. 7#13 Return to the logics of the subject9 Jul 2020 · 1:23:55
8. 8Their “Europe” means war28 Feb 2026 · 35:20

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