“Goody, Goody Two Shoes” – the perfect insult for anyone who wants to take someone down a notch. And not just anyone, but the type who seems to float through life on a wave of superior excellence. We all know someone – or at least we’ve come across them. But where does this come from…
Summary of War & Peace No. 2 2025
Krig & Fred no. 2/2025 – Summary The magazine Krig & Fred continues to grow and has now also taken over as a newsletter for former members of Pennan & Svärdet. The aim is to keep Swedish military history alive through articles on history, defense and security policy. One of the main topics of the issue is Swedish air power, where the development from the Cold War…
From the public home to the financial crisis
Anders Borg's confession and the false burden of debt In 2005, Anders Borg admitted that it was not welfare that caused the 1990s crisis, but a misvalued exchange rate and poorly managed macroeconomic policy. Despite this, welfare was left to bear the blame. The Moderates used this narrative to push through attacks on wage earners, privatizations and cuts. Already in 2006, when Fredrik Reinfeldt won the election,…
Stop the sale of cultural heritage
The government's cultural heritage sale - a scandal in several acts Protest against the sale and against the corruption appointment of Svenonius! Imagine that the state starts selling off our historic castles, churches and other cultural buildings to private actors - and the buyers happen to be friends of those in power. It sounds like a bad detective story, but it's reality. Now a big…
Landerholm – Corruption of friendship and the elite's right to fail
The right's double standards Scrutiny of politicians should not primarily be about who administers the country best bureaucratically. Politics is not just a question of efficiency - it is about power, responsibility and whether the people or the elite should have a good time. It is about the left realizing how Sweden's strength as an ecological country and...
Financialization a bigger price increaser than food shortages
When rumors rule more than reality Food prices have skyrocketed in recent years, and the reasons are more complicated than they first appear. Financial market speculation and stockpiling by major players control food prices more than actual shortages of raw materials. Sweden has also made itself vulnerable by eliminating its emergency stocks and becoming increasingly dependent on imported food….
Saving the world starts with local protests
How do we save democracy, world peace, the climate and nature? Democracy wins the people and vulnerable groups through local protests historically. If they are of sufficient public interest, they spread. Today's capital is built on fragile international systems such as just-in-time. These are very sensitive to disruptions. If local protests spread, this could have a major effect. Could red-green…
Threat to democracy with private universities
Private universities – are they really better just because they are self-governing? The Liberals are now proposing, in a first step that I suspect will be taken against private universities, that more universities should become foundations. The stated noble purpose is to secure the academic freedom of higher education institutions. There is a widespread belief that privatization automatically leads to higher quality…
OPS model for Malmbanan a real own goal
The OPS model: A personal goal for Sweden and our common future Using the OPS model to finance the upgrading of the Malmbanan is not only an expensive and ineffective solution – it is close to a betrayal of Sweden's future. When the government has the power to create the money required for investment, with absolutely no interest costs, it appears incomprehensible that…
The Holy Land at War - a review
Mark Patinkin, a veteran journalist and columnist for the Providence Journal, is known for portraying difficult conflicts and human suffering. He has previously reported on famine in Africa, religious conflicts in Beirut and the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. In his latest book, The Holy Land at War, he tackles the conflict between Israel and Palestine,…