Put the executioners in front of the camera
Are perpetrators of mass crimes suitable subjects for a documentary? Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham’s new film, *Naza*, answers this question in the affirmative, deeply moving both domestic and international audiences in the process. (more…) This content is available only to our subscribers. If you have an account, please log in. Otherwise, check out our…
Switzerland and the United States, past and present
The Genevan who watches over the White House
The United States is going through a period of deep division. As I strolled through the capital, my gaze came to rest on the statue of Albert Gallatin: the life of this Swiss man, forgotten in the country of his birth, offers a valuable lesson for today's America. (more…) This content is available only to our subscribers. If you have an account,…
Discussions
Should citizens be allowed to propose federal laws?
In Switzerland, collecting 100,000 signatures allows for the launch of a popular initiative at the federal level, but only to amend the Constitution. Laws are not subject to this process. Should this be changed? A debate between two experts. (more…) This content is available only to our subscribers. If you have an account, please log in. Otherwise, check out our different subscription plans…
Interviews
«The figure of Dionysus stands out as the essential value of our time»
A theorist of postmodernism and the Dionysian figure, sociologist Michel Maffesoli has developed the concepts of «tribe» and “orgasm” to analyze contemporary festivals. In an interview with *Le Regard Libre*, he reveals their underlying dynamics and implications. As French lawmakers draft legislation aimed at banning “teknivals”—gatherings of young techno music fans—Michel Maffesoli…
Feature: «Pleasure vs. Health»
The dangerous illusion of fully measurable health
Bryan Johnson embodies an age governed by technology, where only that which can be quantified counts. A certain conception of health, compatible with this ethic of numbers, has become the central value. Even to the exclusion of other components of well-being.
Chronicles
Population Decline: A Relational Recession
What if the population decline were rooted in growing loneliness and the erosion of human relationships in the age of smartphones?
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