Monthly Archives: August 2011

Quantitative easing and insanity

Posted on 31 August 2011 by

As the recovery stutters in Europe and America many people (especially in the financial markets) are hoping Ben Bernanke will reflate the wheezing economy with a third round of quantitative easing (QE3). So far he has stopped short of promising … Continue reading →

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Maestro Kruth?

Posted on 22 August 2011 by

Jag har precis tittat på SVT:s Maestro, där sex kändisar ska lära sig dirigera orkester. Några var faktiskt överraskande bra efter första veckans utbildning: Ola Rapace fick ett svårt stycke (början på Beethovens femte) och gjorde rätt bra ifrån sig; … Continue reading →

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Ropen skalla, bloggportal åt alla (folkpartister)!

Posted on 18 August 2011 by

Hur ska nya bloggare i LUF och Folkpartiet nå ut i bloggosfären? Självklart kan man gå med i de bloggportal som finns. Men för nya bloggare är det särskilt viktigt att ha uppmuntran och läsare som är tillräckligt intresserade för … Continue reading →

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“Vad jag behöver är någon som ser mig, inte mitt kön”

Posted on 18 August 2011 by

Den nya LUF-bloggaren Elin Hedlund skriver väldigt bra om varför hon som kvinna är emot kvotering: För att fortsätta på den mindre glättiga linjen kan nämnas att jag i framtiden skulle ha tjänat 15 % mer ifall jag var man, … Continue reading →

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Jenny Lind meets Jussi Björling

Posted on 14 August 2011 by

On Wednesday I was fortunate enough to hear two very promising young Swedish singers in recital. The recital programme is a homage to two of Sweden’s greatest classical singers: Jenny Lind (1820-1887) and Jussi Björling (1911-1960), so it was fitting … Continue reading →

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Locke, Hobbes and two smoking barrels

Posted on 9 August 2011 by

Since I have started writing about weighty issues of political philosophy I thought now would be a good time to explain how I define liberty. The most influential modern definition of liberty is the absence of coercion. But what this … Continue reading →

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The liberalism of Harry Potter

Posted on 8 August 2011 by

What would you think of a government that engaged in this list of tyrannical activities: tortured children for lying; designed its prison specifically to suck all life and hope out of the inmates; placed citizens in that prison without a … Continue reading →

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Liberty meets democracy: a car crash, or creative tension?

Posted on 6 August 2011 by

Norway’s Prime Minister has vowed to fight terrorism with “more democracy”. But would he still be so keen if Norwegians voted to execute the man responsible for the terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya?* Democracy is the ultimate hurrah-word. It … Continue reading →

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Kvotering i kommunala bolagsstyrelser gör ingen nytta

Posted on 4 August 2011 by

Nyamko Sabuni utmärkas vanligtvis av principfasthet även när hon har impopulära ståndpunkter. Men tydligen har avsaknaden av jämställdhet i styrelser fått henne att ompröva sitt motstånd mot kvotering. Hon har därför föreslagit att kommunala bolag borde ha minst 40 % … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Britten’s ghost story in a Swedish castle

Posted on 3 August 2011 by

My second review for Seen and Heard International is of a production of Benjamin Britten’s haunting chamber opera The Turn of the Screw at Läckö Castle. As always, Simon Phipps, the conductor and artistic director for Läckö’s summer opera productions, … Continue reading →

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