Tenants of the banking secrecy in Switzerland and else appeal to the protection of the private sphere of individuals to give a philosophical basis to fiscal evasion and fraud. OK. But the private sphere also ecompasses other aspect of human life than...

As Switzerland voted on the integration of the Schengen acquis into Swiss law, many parties pretended that security would be reduced, with more criminals being able to enter the country uncontrolled at the borders. This of course was non-sens, since only...