Johan Norberg
@johanknorberg.bsky.social
Classical liberalism, goth and cats.
Education
29%
Political science
21%
The Economist: The 40 best books published so far this year:
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Tony Morley
@tonymmorley.bsky.social
· May 21
Without optimism, we won't reach our next golden age
The most gratifying thing about studying golden ages, like ancient Athens, Rome, Abbasid Baghdad, Song China, Renaissance Italy and the Dutch Republic, is that you can’t help but be inspired by the re...
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“In 200 years, the share of people in extreme poverty globally has been reduced from roughly 8 out of 10 to fewer than 1 out of 10. Life expectancy has shot up from 30 to 74. We have had a good run over these 200 years.” — @johanknorberg.bsky.social capx.co/without-opti...
Incredible review of Peak Human in The Economist:
"Mr Norberg adds fresh details and provocative arguments [and] deftly punctures popular misconceptions.
Could a history book be more timely?
America’s president will not read it, but others should."
"Mr Norberg adds fresh details and provocative arguments [and] deftly punctures popular misconceptions.
Could a history book be more timely?
America’s president will not read it, but others should."
Johan Norberg
@johanknorberg.bsky.social
· Apr 28
Peak Human – Atlantic Books
Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law; ...
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More info here: atlantic-books.co.uk/book/peak-hu...
Johan Norberg
@johanknorberg.bsky.social
· Apr 28
Look! They sent me a copy of my new book and it’s beautiful. Perfect timing to be writing about the end of civilisations.
🇬🇧🇪🇺 1 May, 🇺🇸 2 Sept
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Yes. And collective.
Måtte den aldrig sluta.
Vilket mysigt omdöme ändå. Tack.
I’m deeply honored and truly overwhelmed to be this year’s recipient of the Hayek Book Prize — and to now find myself in the company of such distinguished thinkers as Thomas Sowell, Matt Ridley and Deirdre McCloskey.
Johan Norberg
@johanknorberg.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Det charmigaste med ChatGPT är att den envisas med att hitta på bättre namn på mina gamla böcker. Vissa tror att AI är en frälsare, andra att den är en förgörare. I själva verket är den ett busfrö.
Johan Norberg
@johanknorberg.bsky.social
· Sep 20
Nästan som gamla tider, ju.
Johan Norberg
@johanknorberg.bsky.social
· Sep 20
Kul att vara här!