History

Left and right according to Olivier Meuwly

By Nicolas Jutzet · March 12, 2017

LONG FORM INTERVIEW, Nicolas Jutzet | Are the political terms «left» and «right» relevant? Do they really mean anything? Shouldn't they be used more sparingly, as our editor-in-chief advocated in his editorial of October 2015? Historian Oliver Meuwly believes that these two categories have been inseparable from political thought since the French Revolution, and that they enable us to pinpoint the trends that characterize our political landscape. In his book «La droite et la gauche» (2016), the liberal-radical from Vaud recalls the history of these two terms while analyzing their deep and current meaning.

France

Emmanuel Macron's lucky star is not yet extinguished

By Nicolas Jutzet · February 27, 2017

The banker will be king

World

Is transhumanism a humanism?

By Nicolas Jutzet · 10 February 2017

Le Regard Libre N° 24 - Nicolas Jutzet A number of studies have raised a disturbing issue: almost everywhere in the...

World

Trump Takes Action: What If This Is Just the Beginning?

By Nicolas Jutzet · January 29, 2017

A Look at Current Events - Nicolas Jutzet The world is in a state of panic because the entrepreneur-turned-«leader» has simply decided to implement the program...

Economy

Is the minimum wage a bad idea?

By Nicolas Jutzet · January 13, 2017

Le Regard Libre N° 23 - Nicolas Jutzet For those who followed the last elections in the United States, the subject of...

France

Open letter to Emmanuel Macron

By Nicolas Jutzet · December 19, 2016

Nicolas Jutzet's open letter to Emmanuel Macron.

France

Macron: what if France had a date with history?

By Nicolas Jutzet · November 15, 2016

Le Regard Libre N° 22 - Nicolas Jutzet In 2012, François Hollande promised to be a «normal» president. This simple...

World

Personne n’a le monopole du populisme

By Nicolas Jutzet · 13 November 2016

A look at the news - Nicolas Jutzet Like many people, I spent Tuesday night glued to CNN...

Economy

Goodbye Europe, goodbye free trade: the new world has won

By Nicolas Jutzet · October 23, 2016

Free trade is out of fashion, not so much because politicians don't believe in it as because they prefer to lie to the public rather than have the courage to explain the benefits of open markets. The recent example of CETA bears witness to this.