5 Things You Should Know About The Nordic Model

The nordic model is greatly admired in progressive circles. The nordic countries…

How To Defeat Putin Without The European Union

John Gustavsson shares three reasons why the European Union is not necessary to keep Vladmir Putin and the threat of Russia expanding its territory at bay.

Nationalism or Fascism? The Rise of Europe’s New Right

“Is the rise of nationalism in Europe foreshadowing a return of fascism? John Gustavsson makes a case for nationalism and explains why this is not the case.

The Swedish Government Crisis

A Swedish conservative defends his party, the Swedish Democrats, from labels they are receiving in the media in the midst of the government being in limbo.

Why Small Nations Don’t Need The EU (To Change The World)

Small nations don’t need the EU to change the world, in fact smaller nations, like Sweden, had more influence before joining the European Union.

UKIP And The Tea Party Trap

As you may know, I am a supporter of the UK Independence…

EU Army: Why It Wouldn’t Work

The European Union is growing ever stronger. More and more power is…

Don’t Count Your Keynesian Chickens Yet, Mr Krugman

Paul Krugman is at it again. In his latest column, “Sweden turns…

The Hypocrisy Argument, Or Why Vietnam Doesn’t Matter

Regular readers will know that I mostly write about economics and European…

How A Tea Party Movement Defeated Socialism… in Sweden

This post is in many ways a sequel to my last post,…

Why Socialism Needs Christianity

Yes, I know that statement may seem contradictory at first. First of…

The EU And The End Of European Democracy

Even those of us who are not big fans of the Star…

Catalonia, The EU, And The Spanish Suicide Bomber

The European Union has a number of very important tasks – facilitating…

Secession: Catalonia And The “Bad Precedent” Argument

Seeing how successful my first post on this topic was, I’m unable…

In Spain, Fascism Is The New Black

How many of you have heard of the People’s Party in Spain?…

The Tea Party And The Hollywood Fallacy

This article is a follow-up to my last post which dealt with…