Yann Costa

Two Swiss expatriates, Patrice Crisinel and Olivier Thevoz, paint a portrait of Texas and explain why it is so attractive. They also make the bitter observation that Switzerland needs to wake up if it wants to stay in the global race.

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François Schaller rejects the idea of Switzerland drawing closer to the European Union in the face of US tariffs. According to the editorialist, the agreements signed in 2024 are not about trade but about subordination, and threaten the Confederation's political and economic autonomy.

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American tariffs symbolize the resurgence of mercantilism. Imperial withdrawal, scarcity of resources, militarized trade: with the end of free trade, the global economy is reverting to its old reflexes. A zero-sum game in which all lose, except those who dictate the rules.

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A symbol of emancipation, the automobile embodies movement, intimacy and the power to choose. However, in the age of digital technology and automation, it is changing its very nature. Its evolution tells us something essential about what we are becoming.

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I had come to celebrate my thirtieth birthday in the city of carnival. But behind the gondolas, I discovered an ancient republic built on water, order and trade. A precursor of free trade, more relevant than ever at a time of protectionist retreats.

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Every day, an average of ten verbal or physical assaults are directed at SBB staff - more than before the pandemic. To counter this phenomenon, the public transport company is focusing on raising awareness and reinforcing security measures.

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Immersed in the Grisons, our editor discovered the environment in which Nietzsche forged the essence of his thought during the summers of 1881 to 1888. In these wild landscapes, the mountains appear to be the crucible of an inner revolution.

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The body positive movement aims to neutralize beauty standards under the guise of fighting discrimination. This approach, taken to the extreme as under the Maoist regime, deprives the individual of the vital impulse inspired by beauty.

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