Poke a needle in a Minnesota liberal, and they’ll likely bleed some combination of Danish and Swedish “social democracy”.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0Reason<\/em>, Johan Norberg points out that they – and most Americans, really – could learn a lot from the Swedes.\u00a0 Just not much of it goes along with the left’s dogma<\/a>:<\/p>\n Norberg’s grand tour of his homeland reveals a country steeped in classical liberalism. Americans may be surprised to learn that Sweden’s experiment with socialism was a relatively brief flirtation, lasting about 20 years and ending in disillusionment and reform.<\/p>\n Sweden began rolling back government in the early 1990s, recapturing the entrepreneurial spirit that made it a wealthy country to begin with. High taxation and a generous array of government benefits are still around. But now it’s also a nation of school vouchers, free trade, open immigration, light business regulation, and no minimum wage laws.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Podcast?\u00a0 Why sure, you can listen to the whole thing:<\/p>\n