…continued from Part 1   Most Western welfare states saw large expansions in the 1960s, and Sweden was no exception … Continue reading “Book review: “The Mirage of Swedish Socialism: The Economic History of a Welfare State” by Johan Norberg (Part 2)”

Scandi-romanticism has been around for as long as I can remember. But it has taken different forms at different times. … Continue reading “Book review: “The Mirage of Swedish Socialism: The Economic History of a Welfare State” by Johan Norberg (Part 1)”

The idea behind education vouchers has solid academic and research backing. It arguably began in the 1950s with Nobel Laureate … Continue reading “The education voucher: a proposal for excellence”

Rent controls have been tried, tested, and have failed in numerous European cities. Yet the Mayor of London is campaigning … Continue reading “Rent controls have failed in cities throughout Europe”

‘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)”

The IEA’s video clip ‘Has ‘real socialism’ ever been tried?’, released three months ago, seems to have struck a chord. … Continue reading “No, socialists are not Nordic-style social democrats. They are socialists”

Jeremy Corbyn’s resounding victory last Sunday has consolidated the dominance of paleo-socialism, not just over the Labour Party, but over … Continue reading “More Denmark, less Venezuela. Could there be a pro-market left in the UK?”

In 2004 the Swedish inheritance tax and gift tax was abolished by a unanimous vote in the Riksdag. In a … Continue reading “How high-tax Sweden abolished its disastrous inheritance tax”

Is capitalism a force for good in the world? Johan Norberg and Henrik Jonsson discuss what capitalism has done for … Continue reading “THINK – The Triumph of Capitalism”