Mathieu Laine
Mathieu Laine, born in 1975, is a French entrepreneur and intellectual.[1][2] Close to Emmanuel Macron and François Fillon,[3] he heads the company Altermind. He co-heads with Emile Servan-Schreiber, Hypermind, a prediction market company. Author of many essays on liberalism, he teaches Economics and Political Philosophy at Sciences Po in Paris. He currently lives in London.
Biography
Trained as a lawyer (Master in Business Law from University Paris II Panthéon-Assas) and a graduate from Science Po, Mathieu Laine first taught Business Law at Paris II then Private law at Sciences Po, where he now conducts the « Introduction to Liberal Philosophy » course.[4] By the end of 2007, he founded the strategy consultancy firm, Altermind.[5] He moved to London in 2014 and launched the English office of Altermind, Altermind UK. In 2015, with Emile Servan-Schreiber, he co-founded Hypermind, a prediction market company.[6]
Essayist, he is an editorial writer for the French magazines Le Point and Challenges.
He is married to the daughter of the French billionaire Philippe Foriel-Destezet.
Publications
After working for Alain Madelin between 18 and 21 years-old, he ran the Turgot Institute. He was then appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Economic Freedom and Social Progress in 2005.[7]
He regularly publishes liberal-oriented opinions in the French press such as Le Point, Challenges, Le Figaro, Le Monde, L'Express ou Les Echos. From 2007 to 2010, he held the weekly column « Vrai Faux ? » which later became « C’est pourtant vrai !» in Le Figaro Magazine. He also contributed to the magazine L’Opinion on its launch year.
In 2006, he published La Grande nurserie : en finir avec l’infantilisation des Français [8] (pocket edition, expanded in 2010) where he denounces[9] the « nanny State »[10] and calls for a society founded on freedom, responsibility and trust versus a society based on control and regulations.
In 2009, he published Post-politique,[11] Edgar Faure Award as best political essay.[12]
In 2012, he headed the publication of the Dictionnaire du Libéralisme by Editions Larousse.[13] This book has been honored with the award « prix Édouard-Bonnefous » of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. Mathieu Laine mobilized 63 economists, lawyers, philosophers, sociologists, psychiatrists, historians to contribute to this dictionary, for the purpose of presenting « for the first time a complete overview of liberalism », allowing the readers to « discover, behind the word « liberal », a large range of schools and views ».[14][15][16]
In 2013, Mathieu Laine signed La France Adolescente with Patrice Huerre, a psychiatrist specialized in adolescence, published by Editions JC Lattès.[17][18]
In January 2016, Mathieu Laine published the Dictionnaire amoureux de la liberté,[19][20][21][22] a genuine ode to freedom in all its forms, notably in literature, philosophy, music and painting.[23]
In October 2016, he wrote the foreword of the Discours (« Speeches ») of Margaret Thatcher in French (Editions Les Belles Lettres).[24]
Bibliography
- Discours of Margaret Thatcher in French, Editions Les Belles Lettres, 2016, 560 p. (978-2-251-39909-6)
- Dictionnaire amoureux de la liberté, Editions Plon, 2016, 848 p. (ISBN 978-2-259-22146-7)[25]
- La France adolescente, in collaboration with Patrice Huerre, Editions J-C Lattès, 2013, 260 p. (ISBN 978-2709638043)
- Le dictionnaire du libéralisme, led by Mathieu Laine, Editions Larousse, « À présent » collection, 2012, 640 p. (ISBN 978-2-03-584185-8)
- Post politique, Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès, 2009. (ISBN 9782709630016) (Political literature Edgar-Faure Award - 2009)
- La France est foutue, Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès, 2007, 131 p. ISBN 2709629232 [26]
- La Grande Nurserie : En finir avec l'infantilisation des Français, Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès, 2006 ISBN 2709625059
- L'homme libre : Mélanges en l'honneur de Pascal Salin, Mathieu Laine & Jörg Guido Hülsmann, Les Belles Lettres, 2006, 529 p. ISBN 2251443142
References
- ↑ Fulda, Anne (2016-02-22). "Mathieu Laine, libéral jubilatoire". Le Figaro (in French). ISSN 0182-5852. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Mathieu Laine, l'homme d'affaires de la nouvelle vague libérale". Challenges. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ ""Mathieu Laine entre Fillon et Macron"". Lefigaro.fr. 23 December 2016.
- ↑ "Introduction à la pensée libérale | Sciences Po, Portail de la Scolarité". formation.sciences-po.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Altermind". www.altermind.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ Béglé, Jérôme (2015-06-03). ""Le Point" lance la révolution des marchés prédictifs". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "ASSEMBLEE GENERALE DE L’ALEPS : PUISSANCE INTELLECTUELLE DU LIBERALISME". libres.org. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "La Grande Nurserie - En finir avec l'infantilisation des Français". JC Lattès, Le Masque. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Mathieu Laine". www.europe1.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "[F. Foresti] Clotilde - Le maternage de l’État - vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Post-politique". JC Lattès, Le Masque. 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ franware (2010-02-05), Mathieu Laine interview.mpg, retrieved 2016-12-06
- ↑ Roquelle, Sophie (2012-04-12). "Mathieu Laine : "Non à l'impôt punition !"". Le Figaro (in French). ISSN 0182-5852. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ Quatrième de couverture du dictionnaire du libéralisme
- ↑ Ainsi que « Présidentielle : où sont passés les libéraux ? » [archive] sur le site du Figaro Blog (publié dans Le Figaro).
- ↑ http://blog.lefigaro.fr/le-fol/2012/04/presidentielle-ou-sont-passes-les-liberaux.html
- ↑ Echos, Les. "La France adolescente. Et si on la laissait grandir ?". lesechos.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "La France, cette éternelle adolescente". Atlantico.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ Laine, Mathieu (2016-01-10). "Mathieu Laine : extraits du "Dictionnaire amoureux de la liberté"". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ Schneider, Michel (2016-01-08). "Mathieu Laine : sous le pavé, la liberté". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Un vibrant plaidoyer pour la liberté". lesechos.fr. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ ""Personne n'est assez légitime pour savoir mieux que nous ce qui est bon pour nous au point d'attenter à nos libertés"". Atlantico.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ Au Fil Des Mots (2016-02-21), S8EM20 - Mathieu Laine : "Un livre très personnel, une déclaration d'amour", retrieved 2016-12-06
- ↑ Strauch-Bonart, Laetitia (2016-10-07). "Mathieu Laine : "Thatcher, quelle magnifique leçon !"". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Ouvrage | Plon". Plon. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ↑ "Recherche". JC Lattès, Le Masque. Retrieved 2016-12-06.