Rethinking health care
Is the free market really working for you? John Erik Stacy The Norwegian American This may sound crazy, but what if the free market drives the cost of health care up? That must be...
Category: Opinion
Shaming the flight shamers?
Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Flight shaming: the flavor of the decade? Don’t step into an airplane, we are instructed, because it contributes far too much to climate change. But how scientifically robust is the...
Sad as hell
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in the United States and Norway Join the conversation! Survivors of suicide need love and respect Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American This issue I...
Reflecting on the year gone by and a happy New Year!
A message from Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American The year 2019 was a time of transition in many respects for us at The Norwegian American, with a change of...
The dark side of the Nordic model
Jason Hickel University of London Scandinavian countries may top every ranking on human development, but they are a disaster for the environment. Scandinavians have it all. Universal public healthcare and education that is the...
Christmas greetings from Ambassador Kåre R. Aas
Kåre R. Aas The Royal Norwegian Embassy This is my sixth year entering the holiday season as Norwegian Ambassador to the United States. It is a privilege to still be here and also a...
Light in the darkness
A devotional greeting from Anne Brit Aasland, pastor at Mindekirken, the Norwegian Memorial Church, Minneapolis Anne Brit Aasland The Norwegian Memorial Church, Minneapolis What is the proper way to prepare for Christmas? And what...
A message from your publisher, Ragnar Meyer-Knutsen
Ragnar Meyer-Knutsen President, Sealift Inc. We are living in a society that is changing quickly. Only a couple of decades ago, the speed at which we now exchange information and ideas was unthinkable: with...
Josefin Winther on children & climate
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Josefin Winther Bergen, Norway At a conference, my old elementary schoolteacher said one of the wisest...
Would my grandparents have made it to the US under Trump’s immigration policy?
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Knute Berger Editor-at-Large, Crosscut The history of the United States is, in large part, a history...
