How does a Dutch woman interview a Swede and a Britain for a Dutch TV show? Fortunately, in English.

I tracked down this RealVideo clip from 2003 because the Swede in question is Johan Norberg. In this video, Norberg speaks in favor of increased globalization, while the British woman, Noreena Hertz, cautions against increased globalization. This video clip isn't too long, and it's pleasant, not argumentative, but showing both sides of the issue. And you get to choose between "breedband" and "smalband" Internet connections. :)

I want to note that both Norberg and Hertz have the same goals and motivations--the welfare of poorer countries, of the world in general.

"This is not for academic purposes or anything like that. This is about life and death issues. It's about the future of our planet. This is how we're going to live our lives--if people in the future are going to have the same opportunities and wealth that we have in rich countries, or if they are going to be shut out in the future." -Norberg

"It's just a matter of lucky chance that I was born into a middle-class home in London rather than in a poor village in Africa. And, that being the case, why should I just because of where I was born be entitled to a whole host of rights and opportunities that others born elsewhere are completely denied? I'm so aware of the randomness of my personal situation that I so want to ensure that everyone has opportunities, rights, has basic needs met, has access to justice."
--Noreena Hertz

I'm in the process of reading all of Norberg's blog archives.

Johan Norberg has a blog! I should have known he would. (READ ME! I'M NORBERG'S BLOG!)

Norberg wrote In Defense of Global Capitalism. He's a 32-year-old Swedish libertarian. Read this bio of Norberg from A World Connected (which looks like an interesting site).

Much of Norberg's blog is in English, but a lot of the links are Swedish.

I'm sitting with John and Josh in a 24-hour coffee house right now. It's called the Counter Culture Cafe. It was pretty slow until about 1:00 a.m. Now there is a crowd of college-aged kids. I'm pretty tired, but tomorrow is Saturday.