Ahead of the September 13 election, the Left has dusted off one of its favourite talking points again: the interest deduction. In Sweden you can still deduct 30 % of interest expenses (mainly mortgages) up to 100 000 SEK. Above that the rate drops to 21 %. Unsecured loans are no longer deductible at all. … Continue reading The Left Is Recycling Old Arguments Again – This Time It’s the Interest Deduction

The more groups Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) is shown to genuinely help, the more absurd Sweden’s resistance looks. Visually impaired people and the elderly are already clear target groups. But there’s another big one: people with conditions like epilepsy, who often have their driver’s license temporarily suspended. After medication and a waiting period they get … Continue reading From Epilepsy to Grumpy Old Woman – Why Sweden’s Resistance to Tesla FSD Looks Absurd

We live in the most exciting era ever when it comes to technological development. AI is already improving breast cancer diagnostics, self-driving cars are becoming a reality, and access to information is faster, broader and more diverse thanks to social media. At the same time, we live in one of the most surveilled and regulated … Continue reading AI – The Best and Worst of Times

One thing that strikes me every time I leave Sweden is how much we love to shame each other here. Back in 2020, SVT ran a big article warning that more and more Swedes were installing air conditioning — something they portrayed as harmful to the climate due to increased electricity use and global CO₂ … Continue reading We Shame Everything in Sweden – Even the Air Conditioning

It’s almost as if private sector experience is considered second-class — even when the roles are very similar. I know several dedicated people working in the public sector. Yet I’ve also seen that those coming from the private sector often bring a noticeably higher level of drive, efficiency, and practical problem-solving. A fitting analogy is … Continue reading One thing that puzzles me is how some public sector job ads specifically require experience from the public sector

Sometimes even Elon Musk and I can see the same problem from slightly different angles. In a recent post, Elon pointed out that the chaos after the COVID-19 pandemic created a window that Putin exploited to invade Ukraine. He called it “the revolution that started the Russia-Ukraine war.” You can read his tweet here. I … Continue reading Elon Musk and I Agree on Something Important

After spending a week in Italy, I’ve been struck by how different the everyday mindset is compared to back home. People here use plastic without guilt, enjoy their meals without shame, and live without constantly apologizing for their existence. The intense Swedish climate discourse suddenly feels very far away. Being here has made me reflect … Continue reading After a Week in Italy: Why Sweden’s Climate Shame Feels Increasingly Absurd

Raising taxes doesn’t automatically improve welfare. It often just gives politicians and bureaucrats more money to spend on projects that bring very little value to people’s lives. A clear example is when Region Skåne and the conceptual artists Goldin+Senneby decided to clone Old Tjikko — the world’s oldest known tree, a 9,550-year-old spruce from Fulufjället. … Continue reading 7.9 Million Kronor for a Tree in a Glass Box

Yesterday, the Riksbank once again decided to leave the policy rate unchanged at 1.75%. The Flash CPI for May came in at +0.8%, a clear jump from -0.1% in April. The Riksbank pointed to increased inflationary pressure, mainly due to supply disruptions caused by geopolitics in the Middle East. They acknowledge that underlying inflation is … Continue reading The Riksbank Chooses to Wait – Again

Regardless of what you think of President Trump, the contrast after the change in leadership has rarely been this stark. Under Biden, America projected an image that was heavily focused on DEI, often appeared somewhat apologetic on the world stage, and elevated certain identity groups in media, military, and government far beyond their actual share … Continue reading The Most Visible Leadership Change in Modern Times