Niall Ferguson joins Morning Joe to discuss why he says it is tough to see what a Trump presidency may actually look like.

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Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of how we can shape tomorrow.

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The Scottish-born Harvard University professor, known for his provocative and contrarian views on international history and economic policy, discusses his life and work. Ferguson is a prolific commentator, a contributing editor to the Financial Times, and is the author of 11 books. In 2011, his film company released its first feature-length documentary, Kissinger, which won Best Documentary at the New York International Film Festival.

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In Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist, the first of his projected two-volumes on Henry Kissinger, Ferguson delves into the statesman’s early life and thinking, providing the little-known background that formed this influential figure’s world view. Ferguson traces his subject’s intellectual coming-of-age with a depth and scope that recalls his magisterial work on Siegmund Warburg, “The High Financier,” and his comprehensive investigation of The House of Rothschild.

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The Alan Howard Foundation / JW3 Speaker Series presents Peter Thiel in conversation with Niall Ferguson.

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Krugman isn’t always right.

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s the West in terminal decline? Niall Ferguson argues that, less than 25 years after the end of the Cold War and the apparent triumph of liberal democracy and the free market, the economic and political supremacy of Western Europe and North America is fading rapidly.

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CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Harvard history professor Niall Ferguson about Western decline.

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Niall Ferguson, Professor of History at Harvard University and Senior Research Fellow at the universities of Oxford and Stanford, explains why the rule of law keeps the power of both the executive and public in check; why it needs to evolve over time and cannot be instituted overnight; why perhaps the West has misunderstood social media in China and how the Mainland might look to Hong Kong for insights into strengthening its legal institutions.

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Over the past few centuries, Western cultures have been very good at creating general prosperity for themselves. Historian Niall Ferguson asks: Why the West, and less so the rest? He suggests half a dozen big ideas from Western culture -- call them the 6 killer apps -- that promote wealth, stability and innovation. And in this new century, he says, these apps are all shareable.

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