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History

1871, Paris en fièvre

written by Pascal Couchepin

Dans sa chronique, l’ancien conseiller fédéral Pascal Couchepin partage une lecture qui l’a marqué. Ce mois-ci, un essai historique de Michel Winock sur la Commune, née du traumatisme de la défaite face à la Prusse et d’une fracture politique durable.

History

The Hussards noirs, builders of a republican people

By Pablo Sánchez · 04 April 2026

At the end of the 19th century, the French Third Republic introduced several educational reforms under the impetus of Jules Ferry. Schoolteachers were entrusted with an unprecedented civic and secular mission.

Literature

«Fake news» from the Second Empire

By Pascal Couchepin · 08 January 2026

In his column, former Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin shares a piece of reading that has left a lasting impression on him. This month, he looks at misinformation through the prism of Anatole France's novel «Le Comte Morin, député».