In «L'Afrique contre la démocratie», Senegalese journalist Ousmane Ndiaye dismantles an increasingly widespread narrative: that of a continent supposedly incompatible with democracy. A vigorous investigation of an idea that has become an alibi for the new authoritarianisms.
The Alpine Republic likes to think of itself as a model of liberalism. Yet, between the complaint against a French satirist and the government's silence in the face of European sanctions against Jacques Baud, the country is failing the test of defending freedom.
The new taxation of married couples could damage the family unit. That's the view put forward in this column. But to reach this conclusion, a detour to Arctic Siberia is in order.
A defender of universalism, the Syrian writer who has taken refuge in the land of Voltaire and Molière pleads for reason against identity-based drift. On Thursday in Geneva, he will present his book «Les complices du mal» documenting the anti-Semitism of France insoumise.
As Bern prepares to regulate social networks, misinformation and hate speech return to the heart of the public information service issue. Some want a stricter framework, but digital hell is paved with good intentions.
In touting the idea of a label that would distinguish «reliable» media from others, Emmanuel Macron betrayed an authoritarian attitude of believing that one or more individuals have the legitimacy to define what everyone should trust.
Long decried for its risks, the atom is back in the limelight, driven by climate issues and energy sovereignty. Should Switzerland reinvest in power plants to secure its future? Debate between two renowned professors.
The French journalist has published a highly successful investigation since its publication in September. Les Nouveaux antisémites documents the crossroads of far-left ideologies with a common enemy: the Zionist, not to say the Jew.
Is a political system based on individual freedom desirable? For Plato, no: 2,500 years ago, he already saw democracy as a chaotic political organization leading to disorder, then tyranny.
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