Neither Reft Nor Light

101 Columns from the Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Gerhard Schwarz and Claudia Wirz have been commenting on current events in their weekly columns in the NZZ since 2016. In short, entertaining pieces they dissect the growing faith in the state, the growing fear of competition, the irrepressible urge of politicians to regulate and the dangers of the pressure to centralise and harmonise. This volume brings together a selection of 101 columns and is a multifaceted diagnosis of the times. Never dogmatic, never partisan, never moralising, but armed with the necessary dose of scepticism, Schwarz and Wirz each want to encourage their readers to think and reflect for themselves in their own way. With a preface by Lino Guzzella.