New book, out now!

New book, out now!

My new book, Progress, is out now – order links below! “Mr Norberg unleashes a tornado of evidence … a blast of good sense.” – The Economist ‘An exhilarating book.” – Steven Pinker “Superb” – Matt Ridley “Excellent” – Philippe Legrain “Refreshingly rosy” – Kirkus Review “Appealing … a prophet of anti-pessimism” – Simon Jenkins, The Guardian Contrary to what most…

New documentary on Adam Smith in production

New documentary on Adam Smith in production

On September 8 shooting started in Paris for a new documentary hosted by Johan Norberg titled “Markets, Morality and Adam Smith”. In this production photo taken at the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Johan is presenting two of the library’s most prized items: first editions of Adam Smith’s “Theory of Moral Sentiments” from 1759 and Diderot’s “Encyclopédie”…

“Freedom, equality, brotherhood!”

“Freedom, equality, brotherhood!”

With the Swedish national elections coming up on September 14, a major political debate was held before a large and enthusiastic audience in Malmö on September 1. However, in an attempt to move away from partisanship and an increasingly formulaic political debate, the event focused on today’s ideological differences between leftists and liberals in Sweden,…

Power to the people

Power to the people

Johan Norberg has recently wrapped up the production of a new documentary on one of humanity’s major challenges: energy supply for a developing and growing world. The documentary – “Power To The People” – is hosted by Johan Norberg and will premiere in January next year. A teaser is available here.

Someone else pays

Someone else pays

A new Swedish documentary on the wasting of taxpayer’s money – “Någon annan betalar” (Someone else pays) premiered on YouTube on September 3. The documentary is directed and produced by Martin Borgs, who also produced the internationally acclaimed documentary Overdose – The Next Financial Crisis, which was hosted by Johan Norberg and which is based…

Paperback edition of Hjärnrevolutionen out now

Paperback edition of Hjärnrevolutionen out now

In 2012, Johan Norberg’s published Hjärnrevolutionen, popularizing the latest research on human intelligence and the brain in a way that was ”very convincing” according to Professor Lars-Göran Nilsson, ”enlightening and entertaining” according to Sydsvenska Dagbladet, and “a veritable tour de force through the world of ideas concerning happiness”. The hard cover edition has been sold…