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Spain’s Vanished Billions

In late 2021, Spain’s Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, unveiled the following year’s budget with great fanfare. The largest in Spanish h…

5 Charts That Show Sweden’s Strategy Worked. The Lockdowns Failed

Thousands of medical practitioners and public health scientists across the world have signed a petition—the Great Barrington Declaration—express…

Sweden Sees Economic Growth in 1st Quarter Despite Global Pandemic

The results are a surprise. Economists had projected a 0.6% contraction in the first quarter, and annual projections were much worse. As recentl…

Could Sweden’s Laissez-Faire Approach to the Coronavirus Actually Work?

Instead of closing its economy, Swedish leaders have asked its citizens to limit the spread of COVID-19 another way: by acting responsibly. Can…