In this section, we showcase media reports on Progress Foundation events or publications, along with contributions from our Board members.
Liberalism is an unreasonable demand
Liberalism demands a lot from people. Life in freedom is uncomfortable and exhausting, characterized by insecurity and inequality. Liberal society does not promise a land of milk and honey, but that is precisely why it is humane.
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Historiography should focus more on entrepreneurs and less on politicians
Our view of history is often distorted when it comes to the economy. On the one hand, the industrial revolution is often only perceived in terms of social misery. On the other hand, the importance of the economy and, above all, entrepreneurs is massively underestimated.
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Ten commandments of common sense
The "legendary" words of Abraham Lincoln about the strong and the weak and the dangers of debt were never spoken by him. They were not written until long after his assassination by a preacher of German descent. But they have retained their validity in their practical dimension.
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Neoliberalism? Hardly. We’re actually living in an era of neo-mercantilism
For almost all economic, many social and even some health problems of our time, an astonishing number of contemporaries only know one scapegoat. The blame lies with "evil neoliberalism". But what about the characteristics attributed to it, deregulation, austerity, social cuts and global competition? A fact check.
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Fortunately, different characters and talents cannot be leveled out
Equality from the start is a great liberal good. However, if children are transferred from family to collective care too early due to a fixation on equality, this damages a pillar of liberal society.
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Switzerland has a future. On the positive power of individuality
Zum Buch von Gerhard Schwarz
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Understanding Switzerland
Background information about a small country
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The state and I
What is a good democracy? When does it threaten to erode and what happens after the framework agreement? Historian Oliver Zimmer and journalist Beat Kappeler discussed these questions in public in Zurich.
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The Somm Show with Gerhard Schwarz
NZZ, Avenir Suisse, Buchautor und streitbarer Geist
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Pensionskassen-Versicherte haben kaum Einfluss
Zwischen Aktiengesellschaften und Pensionskassen gibt es Ähnlichkeiten. Doch während Aktionäre mit den Füssen abstimmen können, ist dies für Pensionskassen-Versicherte kaum möglich.
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Savers threatened with creeping expropriation
How investors can protect themselves from losses due to negative interest rates and inflation in times of high debt
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What is good money?
Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan rejects new demands on monetary policy.
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