Johan Norberg

Marx and Engels were right when they observed in the Communist Manifesto that free markets had in a short time created greater prosperity and more technological innovation than all previous generations combined. A century and a half later, all the evidence shows that capitalism has lifted millions and millions from hunger and poverty. Today's story about global capitalism, shared by right-wing and left-wing populists, but also by large sections...

Revisit Economist Milton Friedman's ideas on the struggle between freedom and equality. Hosted by author and scholar Johan Norberg, travel in Friedman's footsteps to see what has actually happened since 1980 in the places his ideas helped transform.

It's been suggested that Americans would be better off if the United States was more like Sweden. Do Swedes know something we don't? Join Johan Norberg to see that the lessons to be learned from Sweden may not be the ones you expect.

Is America in Retreat? joins Johan Norberg, Bret Stephens and many others to discuss how a militarily aggressive Russia and China, along with deteriorating conditions in the Middle East, are forcing the greatest foreign policy debate of our decade.

"A vital exploration of capitalism and the benefits it brings to global society as a whole. Marx and Engels were right when they observed in the Communist Manifesto that free markets had in a short time created greater prosperity and more technological innovation than all previous generations combined. A century and a half later, all the evidence shows that capitalism has lifted millions and millions from hunger and poverty. Today's story about global...

Humanity's embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange - whether it's goods, ideas or people - has led to stunning achievements in science, technology and culture. As a result, we live at a time of unprecedented wealth and opportunity. So why are we so intent on ruining it?From Stone Age hunter-gatherers to contemporary Chinese-American relations, Open explores how across time and cultures, we have struggled...