From the Founder: Between the Ideal and the Possible

The ultimate goal of our efforts can be started simply: reduce the role of government in order to increase individual freedom. The tough part is agreeing on the specifics. What’s the size and scope of government that’s desirable? By what means do we get there? What is the right balance between accepting the need for incremental change and advocating for core principles?First we must establish a vision of limited government, but we have to do so recognizing the electorate will ultimately decide to what extent they’ll accept that vision.Therefore we must devise messages that are convincing to the majority of …

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INDIA AWAKES with Johan Norberg Available August 15, 2015 Nationwide On Public Television Stations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIA AWAKES with Johan Norberg Available August 15, 2015 Nationwide On Public Television Stations INDIA AWAKES release celebrates India’s Independence Day and the entrepreneurial spirit rising from a nation embracing economic liberalization. Erie, PA, (May 27, 2015) – India is coming alive and flourishing economically.  In fact, Citigroup estimates that by 2050, India will have the world’s largest economy, larger than China and the United States.  For centuries, only the politically connected and elite prospered in the densely populated country, while the remaining residents lived in poverty. However, since 1991, more than 250 million people have been …

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Johan Norberg a Free To Choose Fellow

Free To Choose Network is assisted by many professional colleagues and friends, especially our Fellows, listed on our website. FTCN Fellows help us in various ways: Some consult with us on content for our films and other projects. Some present on-camera for our national broadcast programs. Others speak at events we host. All are always willing to offer input and answer questions via phone or email regarding our various programs.

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“Power to the People with Johan Norberg” E-book Available for Purchase

A journey of exploration of the world’s new energy landscape, based on Johan Norberg’s public television documentary Power to the People. Based on Norberg’s travels for the television documentary Power to the People, his investigation peels back the layers of this global challenge, often questioning the conventional wisdom on what works and what doesn’t. His journey starts in the Moroccan bazaars of Marrakech, which functioned fine for eons without modern conveniences, but where electric lights, computers, cell phones and credit card readers are now everywhere.  Even more telling is Norberg’s journey to a remote Berber village in the Sahara Desert. More …

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Residents, watch “Power to the People with Johan Norberg on Thursday, April 24th and Friday, April 25th on these channels.

 Broadcast times and channels for “Power to the People with Johan Norberg” Thursday, April 24th and Friday, April 25th, 2015. To sign up to get notifications when this program is airing in your area click here://freetochoosemedia.org/broadcasts/power_people/form.php

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Power to the People with Johan Norberg- “The Global Energy Crisis.”

In January of 2015 Free To Choose Network will release Power to the People with Johan Norberg, which discusses the energy crisis occurring around the world. The thirst for energy in developing countries will only grow as economic freedom spreads. People there see how the west lives and refuse to be left behind. Swedish economist and author Johan Norberg explores the incredible challenge this demand presents to mankind: How are we going to maintain our standard of living? How do we reduce our impact on the planet? And how will we get power to ALL the people?  This revealing program …

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Economic Freedom in Action: Changing Lives

This hour-long program features stories of economic freedom in action in Zambia, South Korea, Slovakia and Chile, presented by Swedish author, commentator and Cato Senior Fellow Johan Norberg. Economic Freedom in Action: Changing Lives depicts the lives of four entrepreneurs around the globe and how economic freedom has influenced their lives.  Daesung Kim is a venture capitalist in Seoul, South Korea, who funds fellow North Korean refugees, giving them their start in business and putting them on a path of self-reliance. Kim escaped North Korea at age 27, crossing the Changbai Shan River into China, after finding out he was …

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