Is There Anybody Out There?

Posted on March 2, 2010 | by Markus Stocker

A step ahead the threshold, a hand afar the frame, the door behind you slowly turns to rest, appearing weak and tired of withholding the chill. I sneak past like a ghost not caring for its lament. Your pace is slow, emphatic on the door’s weariness. I get ahead of you when, suddenly, a gleam [...]

«It’s The Bank Secrecy Law, Stupid!»

Posted on February 7, 2010 | by Markus Stocker

The German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has spoken: “Switzerland’s bank secrecy law has no place in the 21st century.” For starters, what in Switzerland in German is called Bankkundengeheimnis — bank client confidentiality– is the safeguard of financial privacy, not the secrecy of the bank, as I argued almost a year ago. I’m sure Mr. Schäuble [...]

It All Makes Perfect Sense

Posted on March 6, 2009 | by Markus Stocker

I consider Roger Waters to be one of the greatest artists in contemporary music. A pleasant side effect of understanding a little bit of English language is, English songs make sense not merely because of their music but because of their lyrics too. This was not always the case in my life. Actually, it wasn’t [...]

 

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