Swiss Healthcare Policy: Cost Shifting Instead of Structural Reform – A Liberal Critique Summary In the 2026 spring session, the Swiss Parliament advanced two healthcare policy measures: The increase of the minimum deduc...
Ukraine Aid at Any Cost? Why the Federal Council Downplays the Debate on Legal Basis Based on the statement by Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin from 10.03.2026 in the Official Bulletin regarding the legal basis for Ukrain...
Flash in the Pan with Side Dishes: How Switzerland 'Awakened' in 2016 – and Then Just Voted Again On February 28, 2016, something happened that is about as rare in Swiss politics as an unauthorized garden shed: The SVP l...
Bread and Circuses – 10 Years of Infantino: Too Much Money, Too Little Control Exactly ten years ago, Gianni Infantino was placed at the helm of FIFA – as the face of a "new beginning" that was urgently needed after the ...
From Speech to Understanding: How We Transform Audio into Knowledge Podcasts, interviews, press conferences – hours of valuable audio content are created daily. But who has time to listen to everything? With audiotext.on...
When good money disappears – what this CBDC experiment really shows A critical look at an SNB working paper Central Bank Digital Currency and Gresham's Law: An experimental analysis The Swiss National Bank is conducting...
When Regulation Costs More Than the Problem: The Questionable Logic Behind Swiss DNS Blocks A Critical Look at ESBK, EFK and the Economics of Inefficient Gambling Control The report by the Swiss Federal Audit Office (EFK...
DNS Blocks: Digital Protectionism by Design When Authorities Turn Internet Infrastructure into a Censorship Machine A critical look at DNS blockades – and how Switzerland protects its gambling industry with a technically...
Briefly Informed – and Long Considered A critically humorous journey through news, smokescreens and side effects When Fee Freedom Becomes Expensive Briefly informed, with synthetic voice and very real concerns. Ukrainia...
Invest Early, Instead of Ignoring: Affordable Housing, Social Mobility and Transparent Wealth Distribution In a world where headlines often foam louder than facts, the easy path seems to be: close your eyes and continue ...