Johan Norberg is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and author of The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World and Open: The Story of Human Progress.
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Free Trade Still Promotes Peace, Despite Putin's Reckless War
‘Peace through commerce’ didn’t prevent war in Ukraine, but that doesn’t mean the theory is invalid.
False Nostalgia
The "good old days" weren't all that good—but they're still messing with politics.
In Sweden, Will Voluntary Self-Isolation Work Better Than State-Enforced Lockdowns in the Long Run?
There’s a lot of debate over the Swedish model of coronavirus response, but there are good reasons to think a Hippocratic approach to policy may pay off.
Despite Coronavirus, Sweden Refuses To Shutter Businesses and Limit Gatherings
The Scandinavian country is betting against draconian restrictions and in favor of the free movement of people and goods.
Trump's Fake News Attack on Sweden, Immigrants, and Crime
The president talks nonsense about refugees, immigrants, and crime.
Why Libertarians Should Be Wary of Brexit 'Victory'
Brexit is a dangerous blow to openness and free trade.
Defaming Milton Friedman
Naomi Klein's disastrous yet popular polemic against the great free market economist