During the corona epidemic, hardworking doctors, nurses and other health staff have saved the lives of millions around the world. … Continue reading “Health capitalism works – we should give it a try”

Author Nima Sanandaji outlines how entrepreneurship in healthcare can create better outcomes Most of the benefits of free markets have not been … Continue reading “Time to open up our health system to “disruptive innovation,” says new IEA publication”

Around the world, growing numbers of governments are using economic sanctions as a tool to influence the behaviour of other … Continue reading “From Ancient Greece to modern day Iran, sanctions have a history of failure”

The practice of economic sanctions is not new. 2,400 years ago, Athens declared a trade embargo on the neighbouring city … Continue reading “Either goods will cross borders, or armies will”

‘Equal Pay Day’ has passed – thankfully, without the media frenzy which usually attends this non-event. Much of it, I … Continue reading “Pay gaps and the limits of central planning (Part 1)”

During a tour to Paris, Bruce Springsteen explained that his dream was for the US to adapt a Swedish style … Continue reading “Bruce Springsteen and Paul Krugman are wrong about the Nordic welfare state”

Bruce Springsteen may have been “Born in the USA”, but he says he’d prefer the US to be more like … Continue reading “The left is wrong: The welfare state didn’t make Scandinavia successful”

As Britain’s short term growth prospects improve, pressure for further economic reforms recedes. Over the past two years Parliament has … Continue reading “What Britain can learn from Canada and Australia”

Sweden and other Nordic nations are often regarded as role models whose policies should be copied by others. The reason … Continue reading “The surprising ingredients of Swedish success”