Private autonomy
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April 2021
The open society and its new enemies
LI-BRIEFING. If unconditionally secured fundamental rights are transformed into privileges, our freedom is abolished.
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October 2016
The war against cash in Europe
Cash is not an end in itself, but rather the indispensable means to exercise basic rights and enabling a lifestyle that does not harm others.
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June 2008
Does the principle of majority rule represent a threat to liberty?
LI-PAPER. For a defence of the principle of majority rule we need look no further than the oath sworn at Rütli by the founding fathers of the Swiss Confederation.
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October 2002
The Swiss Three-Pillar Principle: Dismantle, Extend, Reform?
LI-PAPER. The so called “Swiss Three Pillar Principle” can be seen as an illustrative case for the debate on pension reforms, but not as a shining example.
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Oktober 1998
Socialism, Envy and Redistribution
The socialists, however, take it as their call to build a troop of followers out of the existing resentment which of necessity is present in a pluralistic unconstrained society.