1) Neoliberalism has been almost kind to Finland. They are experiencing the closest thing to a "Golden Age" they have ever had. Hard not to credit neoliberalism.
That in itself is worth a diary.
I have been very intrigued by the "Nordic Model" since I first read about it a couple of years ago. And while some like oldfrog praise and advocate it, others here occasionally reveal glimpses of a grimmer, less shiny reality behind the banner. Bush is too stupid to be able to ACT that stupid.
Yet compared to some other experimenters in neoliberalism, Finland has had quite the 15 years. "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
