In her first column, American economist Deirdre McCloskey criticizes the rigidity of French intellectuals, who are statist and too inward-looking.
Maximum freedom of expression and a ban on alcohol in public spaces. Pornography and prudishness... There's no shortage of paradoxes on the other side of the Atlantic, but not trying to hide them is less hypocritical than believing oneself to be devoid of them. A lesson for Europe.
François Schaller rejects the idea of Switzerland drawing closer to the European Union in the face of US tariffs. According to the editorialist, the agreements signed in 2024 are not about trade but about subordination, and threaten the Confederation's political and economic autonomy.
Religious education, public funding of churches, crucifixes in classrooms and parliaments... In Switzerland, the boundary between faith and state remains fluid, depending on the canton. Should there be a clear dividing line between state and church?
Switzerland's image abroad is a strategic asset, both diplomatically and economically. Presence Switzerland, the Confederation's communications agency, works daily to strengthen this reputation. Interview with its director.
Traveling through eight American states, four of our media editors explored what the USA and Switzerland, sister republics with cross-fertilizing democratic influences, still have to say to each other at a time of trade war launched by Donald Trump
Journalist Marianne Grosjean sends out a message in each of her columns. This month, she praises the usefulness of civil service, also for women.
Ferréol Delmas, who criss-crosses France with his Ecologie Responsable think-tank, is convinced that ecology can and must be rooted in the regions and based on entrepreneurship. In short, right-wing. Interview.
In this open letter to the former Federal Councillor, writer Nadine Richon expresses her concern at the one-sided discourse on Israel and Palestine promoted by the Socialist Party, and calls for greater nuance within this political family.