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At a press conference last week, Anders Tegnell said a massive decline in new COVID-19 cases shows Sweden’s “lighter touch” strategy is doing what it was designed to do. “It really is yet another sign that the Swedish strategy is working,” Tegnell, Sweden’s top epidemiologist, said. “It is possible to slow contagion fast with the
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Early in the coronavirus pandemic, I asked a simple question. Could Sweden’s laissez-faire approach to the coronavirus actually work? Unlike its European neighbors and virtually all U.S. states, the Swedes had opted to not shut down the economy. The country of 10 million people took what was at first described as “a lighter touch.” While
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For the first time in 50 years, the number of emigrants from Sweden surpassed the number of immigrants to Sweden. This is significant—for decades, Sweden had the highest ratio of immigrants to citizens of any European country. Since a majority of Americans wish to reduce immigration after more than 4 million people were allowed to
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At this moment in our history the United States has 26 Republican governors and 24 Democratic governors. Of the 26 Republican governors, nine have issued “shelter-in-place” orders, closing nearly all businesses, and commanding people to stay at home except for necessary trips to grocery stores, pharmacies, and hospitals. Of the 24 Democratic governors, 20 have
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Today is a milestone day for my family. It marks yet another rotation of the earth around the sun since my parents said “I do.” I won’t tell you what number they’re celebrating… but I will say they passed the 40-mile marker a few years back. In other words, they’re a rarity these days. Their
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