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The Swiss Way

I have written in the past of the Swiss Confederation and its weak central government form (the presidency is a ceremonial office and rotates). The office has no powers above the other six members of the Swiss Federal Council. The entire Federal Council is considered a collective head of state. Switzerland is a neutral country with a low crime rate and a powerful national defense system. Instead of fielding a large standing army, Switzerland requires every man to undergo military training for a few days or weeks a year throughout most of his life. Each man is required to keep his assigned automatic rifle at home at the ready. The Swiss are powerful believers in individual liberty and freedom. They believe that there is no need for a higher legal authority to check people’s initiatives. In fact, federal court in Switzerland is not allowed to rule on any constitutional matter at the national level. The Swiss are all about keeping things at the cantonal level. Keep it local is the key in Switzerland.

There is a lot to learn for Americans from “the Swiss way.” Switzerland’s model is precisely the weak form of central government intended by our Founders. The best outline of what a constitutionally strong form of federal republic looks like is Ron Paul’s Liberty Defined. The chapter on “Empire” alone will amaze you. -- Dick Young

More Guns, Less Crime

June 3, 2022 By Richard C. Young

UPDATE 6.3.22: I wrote the piece below back in February 2011 when the Obama administration was in full fervor over gun control. The truth of More Guns, Less Crime has not changed since then, yet the Biden administration— seemingly a third term for Barack Obama—is calling for a massive round of new gun controls, including […]

VIDEO: Why Switzerland Has The Lowest Crime Rate In The World

May 31, 2022 By Richard C. Young

Read more about Switzerland’s success, and what the United States can do to emulate that success in my series The Armed American Family, Parts I, II, III, IV, V, and VI. Originally posted October 13, 2021. 

The Swiss Way

May 6, 2022 By Richard C. Young

UPDATE: In the Cato Institute’s most recent Human Freedom Index, Switzerland was ranked #1 for having the most personal and economic freedom among the world’s countries. Switzerland scored especially well for its sound money, press freedom, and low crime. Switzerland has ranked first or second every year in the index. Originally posted May 26th, 2016 I […]

America’s States Rights Revolution

March 29, 2022 By Richard C. Young

UPDATE 3/29/22: Joe Biden’s recently released budget proposal includes the largest tax hike in history. Wealthy Americans will face a new minimum tax. Frighteningly, the tax would apply to unrealized gains for wealthy Americans. In addition to that nearly unworkable proposal, Biden proposes undoing the very successful Trump-era corporate tax reduction by pushing the rate […]

The Swiss Solution to the West’s Sham Democracies

January 12, 2022 By Richard C. Young

I have long been a proponent of what I call the Swiss Way. Switzerland’s small governments, acting locally, are the purest form of democracy available in modern society. Taki Theodorocopulous calls Switzerland’s traditional form of government “selective democracy.” Taki calls the West’s model of democracy a sham, citing its open borders and toxic media. He […]

RCY’s Brand New Investing Program – 100% Swiss

June 18, 2021 By Richard C. Young

UPDATE 12.15.2020: With America’s debt load soaring, the risk to the dollar today is perhaps greater than ever. Originally posted on July 30, 2020. The Fed has created a disastrous asset bubble that will extend for years. Read my series on Ron Paul to gain the full flavor for what is transpiring. I devoted a […]

Swiss Francs, a Store of Value

June 16, 2021 By Richard C. Young

Read all of my posts on the Swiss Way here.

Switzerland: The Drawbacks of Wealth Taxation

June 4, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

Originally posted on July 18, 2016. Researchers studying the effects of wealth taxation in Switzerland have found that, rather than quelling inequality, the taxes are costly to the economy and generate little revenue with respect to their negative impacts. The Tax Foundation’s Alex Durante writes: Many countries in the OECD impose estate or inheritance taxes, […]

Swiss Ban Burqa-Like, Face Covering Veils

September 24, 2018 By Richard C. Young

In The Wall Street Journal, Brian Blackstone reports that voters in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen have elected to ban burqa-like face coverings from public spaces. He writes (abridged): Voters in northeast Switzerland voted Sunday to ban burqa-like, face-covering veils in public. St. Gallen joined Ticino, in the southern, Italian-speaking part of the country, in […]

How Tiny Switzerland Faced Down Hitler and The Nazis: Part II

August 7, 2017 By Richard C. Young

“The full extent of the Nazi threat to Switzerland during World War II has never been adequately acknowledged. The reality was that the Swiss citizenry rifles in hand, stood up to the Nazis, threatening an unacceptable loss of German blood in the event of an invasion. When the Nazis conquered France, they decreed the death […]

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