Welfare State
Finland’s Lesson: Being Happy Takes Work
Finland is once again ranked first in the World Happiness Report. But my Finnish friends remain skeptical, only conceding they may be the least unhappy. They aren’t incorrect, even if they are...
Democrats’s Tax Plan Would Hike Taxes on Lower Class Too
Here’s What You Need To Remember: With the original Biden tax plan, tax revenue would total 19.3 percent of GDP over the coming decade, according to the Committee for a Responsible...
Even ‘Welcoming’ European States Force Refugees Through Mazes of Harmful Rules
When we think of the gruelling journeys refugees often take to reach Europe, our minds often cast back to 2015, when more than a million people fled danger in search...
What Does It Matter That Finland Is So Happy?
Finland is a happy and homogeneous little country of 5.5 million people. A consistently strong Winter Olympics performer. Heavily forested. Oh, and one more thing: It’s a “capitalist paradise,” at...
Madness: The European Refugee Crisis
Europe’s refugee crisis has escalated from tragedy to farce. More than 2000 people have died this year trying to enter Europe via the Mediterranean — on top of unknown numbers...