Why the Best Time in History to Be Alive Might Be Right Now
About this episode
Johan Norberg discusses why we are living in the best moment in human history, challenging the notion that the past was better.
On this episode of Our American Stories, people often talk about the past as something to be missed, but history tells a much harder story. Johan Norberg argues that many of the most interesting periods in history were also the hardest to survive, and that modern innovations have made everyday life more secure than at any other point in human history. Johan Norberg, author of Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future , tells the story of why we are living in the best moment in human history. Support the show ( https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Support the show: https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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