Recommended Links:
Alexis de Tocqueville Institution - AdTI celebrates the literary and political contributions of French author and statesman Alexis de Tocqueville. The institution's studies apply Tocqueville's balanced ideals of civil liberty, political equality, civic vitality, and economic freedom to current public policy questions.
Al Bawaba News in Jordan - A moderate Arab news site that we follow very closely.
American Conservative - Our favorite magazine. They believe conservatism to be the most natural political tendency, rooted in man’s taste for the familiar, for family, for faith in God. We believe that true conservatism has a predisposition for the institutions and mores that exist. So much of what passes for contemporary conservatism is wedded to a kind of radicalism—fantasies of global hegemony, the hubristic notion of America as a universal nation for all the world’s peoples, a hyperglobal economy. In combination with an increasingly unveiled contempt for America’s long-standing allies, this is more a recipe for disaster.
American Spectator - American politics from a right-wing but definitely a neocon perspective.
American Swiss Foundation - They seek to preserve and strengthen the historic friendship between the United States and Switzerland on a person-to-person basis.
Antiwar.com - The leading anti-war website in the United States. They are hard-core but important to follow as they often lead other publications and news sources with research and editorial comment.Articles of Confederation - A link to our first American central government posted on LewRockwell.com
Asia Times - An Internet-only publication that reports and examines geopolitical, political, economic and business issues from an Asian perspective.
Atlas Economic Research Foundation - Atlas is your access point to a worldwide network of public policy institutes.
Atlas Shrugs - We are pleased to link to this site as I've always been a fan of Ayn Rand.
Basler Zeitung - The English Corner of their website reporting on news about Switzerland and Basle.
BFI Consulting - This website offers a wide range of information on Switzerland and Swiss financial services.Buchanan For President 2008 - A website promoting Pat Buchanan's run for the GOP Presidential nomination.
Capitol Hill Blue - A balanced political publication that really doesn't take sides or express a singe political view.
Cash - A Swiss weekly business magazine but published in German only.
Cato Institute - They promote the principles of the American Revolution--individual liberty, limited government, the free market, and the rule of law.
The Center for Institutional Analysis & Development - This Bucharest, Romania foundation is an intellectual enterprise of a classical liberal profile, a laboratory for intellectual entrepreneurs supportive of an open economy and an open society. We are pleased to support their efforts and exchange links.
Christian Science Monitor - An international daily newspaper worth reading with insight into world and domestic politics and events.
Confoederatio Helvetica: The political structure of Switzerland - The political structure of Switzerland.
Confederate States of America Constitution - America's second attempt at lawful, limited confederation government.
Constitution of Switzerland - English full-text version of the Swiss constitution provided by the University of Berne.
Corriere del Ticino - Website of the major newspaper from Switzerland's Italian-speaking region
Cosmopolis - The English section of a monthly magazine reporting on politics, history and economics.
Declaration of Independence - What can we say, everyone should read the American Declaration of Independence.
Direct Democracy Center - Promoting direct democracy.
Direct-Democracy - Information on direct democracy in Switzerland's political system.Drudge Report - The most read news site on the web and often far ahead of the competition in breaking news.
Eric Margolis - One of our favorite writers on current affairs out of Canada who went to the University of Geneva.
Essentials of the Swiss Political System - This website provides information on Swiss neutrality in foreign affairs, political rights, the history of the Swiss Confederation, and information on the cantons and political parties.
Facts - A German-language news magazine in Switzerland.
FEE - The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), one of the oldest free-market organizations in the United States, was founded in 1946 by Leonard E. Read to study and advance the freedom philosophy.
Fox News - A very patriotic and neocon television news channel which claims to be fair and balanced but tends to be very conservative and pro-Republican. Still they are beating the socks off the competition and they lead and mold conservative views and thought in the US.
Free State Project - An American political project with strong libertarian leanings to exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of life, liberty, and property. The success of the Project would likely entail reductions in taxation and regulation, reforms at all levels of government to expand individual rights and free markets, and a restoration of constitutional federalism, demonstrating the benefits of liberty to the rest of the nation and the world.
Gary North - One of conservative America's most insightful writers and thinkers on current affairs and investment markets.
Government and politics in Switzerland - An overview of the conditions that shaped the Swiss political system.
Haaretz Daily - One of the leading newspapers in Israel and for this reason important to keep up with.
Hartmann and Partners - Experts on Swiss Banking based in Vancouver, BC.
Heritage Foundation - A conservative policy research and analysis think tank.
The Independent - An important source on UK news.
Independent Review - They attempt to transcend the all-too-common politicization and superficiality of public policy research and debate, redefine the debate over public issues, and foster new and effective directions for government reform.
Institute on the Constitution - They advocate the restoration of our Constitutional Republic by offering classes, lectures, and products designed to re-acquaint the American people with our history, our heritage, and our Constitution, which is the very foundation of our Republic.
Istituto Bruno Leoni - One of the leading free-market organizations in Italy. It is a nonpartisan research and educational center of classical liberalism and the Austrian School of economics. Named after the great law scholar Bruno Leoni (1913-1967), an Italian giant in the classical liberal tradition, the Institute seeks a radical shift of the intellectual climate in Italy.
International Herald Tribune - They say they are the premier international newspaper for opinion leaders and decision makers around the world. In an era of information overload, those who both make and track decisions on the global level depend upon the IHT as the most complete, credible and concise daily newspaper in the world. I always read it when traveling overseas.
Intelligence Online - The first system of political and economic intelligence. It deciphers all influence-bringing activities around the world those that originate from lobbying groups, intelligence services, or economic intelligence unites. It evaluates emerging risks terrorism, proliferation, organised crime, money laundering, political instability - around the globe. They are worth subscribing to.
Initiative and Referendum Institute - Dedicated to the study of the political tools of initiative and referendum primarily in the USA based in California.Institute of Federalism - The Institute of Federalism is a nationally and internationally recognised centre of interdisciplinary academic expertise. We are active in the field of intergovernmental relations between the Swiss Confederation, the cantons and the municipalities, and aim at a more just, efficient and effective federalism.
Institute for Public Accuracy - They seek to broaden public discourse with systematic outreach to media professionals.
International Harry Schultz Letter - HSL (International Harry Schultz Letter) is the world's premier international investment, financial, economic, geopolitical, privacy, sociological and philosophical newsletter. HSL is now in its 41st year with subscribers in 71 nations. In addition to decades of money-making investment advice in all major world stock, bond, commodities, and currencies markets. Based in Switzerland, HSL is one of the few truly international investment newsletters.
Instituto Liberdade - This Porto Alegre, Brazil institute's major purpose is to foster the research, creation and dissemination of educational and cultural assets displaying the advantages to all individuals of an organized society, based on the principles of individual rights, of limited and representative government, of respect to private property rights, contracts and to the free initiative. The Instituto Liberdade supports the rule of the law, the government decentralization, the free market economy, the cultural freedom and the principles of the libertarian individualist ethic. We are pleased to exchanging links with this fine organization.
The London Spectator - A somewhat conservative news and opinion source from the United Kingdom.Jewish World Review - A worthwhile read published five days a week on the World Wide Web of interest to people of faith and those interested in learning more about contemporary Judaism from Jews who take their religion seriously.
LewRockwell.com - Our favorite freedom-oriented website in the entire world and the first I read every morning. It is anti-state, anti-war and pro-market.
Location Switzerland - For excellent news and information on Switzerland.
London Times - The leading newspaper in the United Kingdom and an excellent read of in-depth reporting.
Middlebury Institute - The study of self-determination, separation and secession. The institute is based in Vermont.
Minaret of Freedom Institute - A freedom oriented pro-Moslem website.
Moscow Times - It is very important to keep up with news and events in Russia.
My Switzerland - Our favorite informational website on all subjects Swiss.
Ludwig von Mises Institute - The Ludwig von Mises Institute is the research and educational center of classical liberalism, libertarian political theory, and the Austrian School of economics. Working in the intellectual tradition of Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) and Murray N. Rothbard (1926-1995), with a vast array of publications, programs, and fellowships, the Mises Institute seeks a radical shift in the intellectual climate as the foundation for a renewal of the free and prosperous commonwealth.
Ludwig von Mises Institute, Wrocław, Poland - The Polish Ludwig von Mises Institute was founded in Wrocław, in August 2003. It was named after Ludwig von Mises, the greatest economist of the 20th century. Mises Institute is an independent and non-profit center for research and education drawing from the tradition of Austrian School of Economics, writings of classical liberalism and libertarian political thought. We appreciate the opportunity to exchange links with this fine organization promoting free markets and liberty in Eastern Europe.
National Initiative for Democracy - Their goal is to create a government by the people.National Review - An old line conservative publication now expressing generally neocon views about the US and American foreign policy.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) - The leading Swiss newspaper with an international reputation.
New Republic - Well worth reading even when you disagree with some of their views.Newsmax - An excellent source of internet news and information from a conservative viewpoint.
New York Times - The leading newspaper in the US, liberal but informational.
Political rights in the Swiss Confederation - No country has as much political rights for the people as Switzerland.
Prague Daily Monitor - The Czech Republic is our favorite nation in Eastern Europe for growth and economic advancement. Peaceful democratic secession as happened here is an event we hope will be repeated around the world.
QandO Online Magazine - An excellent libertarian oriented online publication and we are pleased to exchange links with them.
Salon - Learn more about American political issues and an interesting read.
The Scotsman - Scotland's national newspaper thanks to devolution and their own parliament
Second Vermont Republic - Our friend Tom Naylor is advocating a free Vermont.
SNC Committee - Providing a voice for the Southern people.Sobran's - Conservative, sometimes politically-incorrect but always insightful.
Southern Caucus (Dixie Daily News) - News for fiscal and cultural Southern conservatives working for liberty and a return to limited government through the GOP.
Sovereign Society - An organization offering freedom, privacy and prosperity in the offshore world. Note, Ron Holland, President of the Swiss Confederation Institute is a member of their Global Council of Experts.
Stephen Halbrook - Author of Target Switzerland and other books and articles on Swiss history and the nation of Switzerland.
Swiss American Chamber of Commerce - It is a 2,300 member, not-for-profit organization committed to the promotion and facilitation of business relations between the United States of America and Switzerland.
Swiss Center of North America - Helping Americans learn more about Swiss culture and heritage.
Swiss Foundation for World Affairs - The foundation brings the best elements of Swiss tradition to the policy circles of Washington, D.C., and provides a neutral forum for political and civil leaders to discuss critical issues of the day.
Swiss Getaway - Our favorite source for Swiss property, flats and real estate.
Swiss National Bank - The Swiss version of our Federal Reserve but uniquely Swiss as individual investors both inside and out of Switzerland can own shares in the Swiss National Bank. Here in the US, it is impossible to even know who owns the Federal Reserve System.
Swiss Private Banks - An online directory of Swiss private banks.
Swiss Stock Exchange - The official website of the Swiss Stock Exchange.
Swiss Peoples Party - A rarity, a political party that actually appears to put the best interests of the nation and citizenry first above power, wealth confiscation and government control. I wish we had a party like this in the United States.
SwissPolitics.Org - A website with maybe more than you want to need to know about Swiss politics and their political system. The bottom-line is the Swiss confederation government structure with direct democracy works for the good of the nation while the closed two-party monopoly situation here in the United States does not.Swiss Review - An online magazine for the Swiss abroad.
SwissWorld.org - More on Direct Democracy in Switzerland.Tages-Anzeiger - A major daily newspaper from the Zurich region.
Taki's Top Drawer - He spends most of the year in Gstaad, Switzerland and one of the founders of the American Conservative magazine. We always read and enjoy his columns and insight into politics, Switzerland, society and life in general.
The ACE Project - An additional web source of Swiss style Direct Democracy.
Toward Freedom - Providing a progressive perspective on world events and they envision a world ethic that honors the human spirit and the right of individuals to freedom of thought and creativity.Tribune De Geneve - The English section of the main newspaper in Geneva.
U.S. Embassy in Switzerland - An excellent source of information on Switzerland for Americans.
U.S. Term Limits - Promoting citizen legislators not career politicians.
Vermont Commons - A voice for Vermont Independence.
Vote.org - A web portal to their links on Swiss Direct Democracy.Walter E. Williams Homepage - One of our favorite pro freedom writers.
Washington Post on Switzerland - The Washington Post list of links on and about Switzerland.
Wikipedia on Direct Democracy - A constantly growing source of information on direct democracy.
World Net Daily - One of the most widely read internet news sites in the United States and well worth your time to review daily.
Swiss Confederation Institute Site Map
Our Mission - We seek to promote a return to limited government and maximum liberty in the USA and around the world through decentralized confederation style government combined with direct democracy. Pure representative democracy, although required during earlier times of limited communications and travel has often failed to preserve liberty and limit the growth of government or it's control by special interests.
The Swiss Confederation Institute will educate the public on the benefits of expanded direct democracy with the right of referendum & initiative in order for the citizens
to curtail or introduce legislation and laws. We also favor the Swiss model of decentralized, limited confederation government as exists in Switzerland today and formerly in America's first government, The Articles of Confederation and later in the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.
In addition, we advocate The Swiss concept of “Willensnation,” a growth by attraction—the voluntary association of neighboring states, principalities, cities, and individuals that makes Switzerland a nation created by acts of the free will by voluntarily, peaceful, democratic secession from other government structures. We believe many nations around the world including the United States of America would do well to study, understand and emulate the successful Swiss example. Aggressive war, growing religious extremism, terrorism, ethnic and religious bigotry and conflict, as well as the often heavy handed tyranny of majorities and special interests could be avoided and supplanted by the Swiss example of direct democracy and confederation.
Our goal in the United States is nothing less than America's return to decentralized, limited confederation government as existed in the original Republic of Republics established by our patriot Founding Fathers.
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