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Economy

The «bourgeois pact» has made us rich

written by Nicolas Jutzet

Why do some nations grow richer while others stagnate or decline? Two contemporary visions attempt to answer this crucial question. One of them is set out in a book by Deirdre McCloskey and Art Carden, recently published in French.

Policy

Antoine Vuille against the culture of clash

By Jonas Follonier · March 31, 2025

As debate becomes polarized and personal, Antoine Vuille defends the importance of rigorous argumentation. The philosopher invites us to avoid the vices that weaken the exchange of ideas in a democracy, not without avoiding a few vexing questions.

Philosophy

Switzerland and left-wing identitarianism

By Nicolas Jutzet · 08 February 2025

In his first book, Jonas Follonier, with the help of philosopher Olivier Massin, identifies wokism and shows how this ideology is manifesting itself in the country, from cancelling conferences to redefining harassment. But is it really that prevalent?

Literature

In the literary vacuum with Tanguy Viel

By Chelsea Rolle · May 15, 2024

What can literature do for the living? In an unclassifiable text, somewhere between a narrative and a literary essay, Tanguy Viel attempts to capture fleeting thoughts in order to stretch them out on the pages of his new work,

Policy

«Women's liberation began with industrial capitalism».»

By Nicolas Jutzet · March 6, 2024

With her essay «Féminicène,» Véra Nikolski brings a breath of fresh air to a subject plagued by ideological divisions. The book examines the root cause behind the positive changes in the status of women: the Industrial Revolution.

Switzerland

The danger of Switzerland resting on its laurels

By Jonas Follonier · 28 October 2023

Militia system, productivity, neutrality... In his essay «La Suisse n'existe plus» (Switzerland no longer exists), Nicolas Jutzet, project manager at the Institut libéral, shows that the idea we have of this democratic and economic model no longer really reflects reality.