Mark Lilla is considered one of the leading contemporary historians of ideas. From the rise of identity politics to the limits of rationalism, this American scholar has spent several decades examining the intellectual forces shaping the West.
Founded during the U.S. crackdown on Swiss banks, the association has been defending legal certainty for the past fifteen years. Its co-founder, Jean-Daniel Balet, is now warning of what he sees as threats to the Swiss model.
According to the founder of the eponymous group, Switzerland is becoming bogged down in bureaucracy, losing its work ethic, and undermining its neutrality. An interview with this leading figure in the French-speaking Swiss real estate sector, who calls for a return to high standards, entrepreneurship, and a sense of responsibility.
In his column, former Federal Councilor Pascal Couchepin shares a book that left a lasting impression on him. This month, it’s an essay by Marcel Gauchet on democracies.
«Hein de Haas's »The Logic of Migration" came close to fulfilling its promise: to escape right-wing... and left-wing bias. Nevertheless, we look forward to reading the colossal work of this professor of sociology at the University of Amsterdam.
At a time when the major blocs are vying for global power, the legal order is emerging as a decisive weapon. Interview with French jurist Erwan Le Noan, author of a study on the subject published by Fondapol.
Illiberalism has established itself as one of the most widely used concepts for thinking about the mutations of the Western right. In a recently published essay, Raphaël Demias-Morisset attempts to trace its intellectual contours and the political traditions it claims to encompass.
Technological innovations are reshaping the job market and making certain career paths more fragile. Should we create a new insurance scheme to finance the ongoing adaptation of skills?
Last autumn, Geneva's Grand Council supported a motion banning smoking on terraces during mealtimes. Yet another absurd measure in a canton that confuses public health with the guardianship of individuals.
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