Economics is a language of models and equations. Yet its foundations are philosophical. Giving heterodox currents back their rightful place means restoring the vitality and pluralism of this discipline - and thus its link with liberalism.
Surveys are unanimous: the level of basic knowledge among students in Switzerland is plummeting. The PLR, now in charge of the education departments in several French-speaking cantons after a long period of power from the left, is expected to take a stand.
In 2014, France was the scene of a scientific controversy involving two renowned researchers: Catherine Vidal and Franck Ramus. At the heart of the debate: the differences between male and female brains. A decade later, what remains?
Although the Swiss e-ID solution approved by the electorate on Sunday is not very centralized and guarantees privacy, it does entail a risk that should be prevented, for example by means of another vote.
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.
Free immigration from the EU certainly boosts economic performance, but it has serious side-effects that have been overlooked. It is thus becoming the driving force behind Switzerland's illiberal transformation.
This month, our columnist explores the apparent contradiction between declining cinema attendance and the growing success of film festivals.
What if the fight against masculinism is counterproductive? What if deconstructing male stereotypes is distracting us from the real issue? Warren Farrell is certain of it. Boys are going through a deep crisis and silent abandonment.
French musicology, frozen in a certain dogmatism, is drifting away from the very essence of musical language. That, at least, is James Lyon's point of view. In this article, the music historian defends his resolutely personal reading of the discipline.
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