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Who Owns What a Machine Creates? Adam Smith on AI and Copyright
Garret Edwards
Smith believed that true innovation thrives under competition, not under the shadow of legal exclusivity. We should be cautious before inventing new categories, such as granting authorship to machines, unless and until the practice emerges organically …
Why Some States Succeed: Mobility, Markets, and the Freedom to Flourish with Justin Callais
Juliette Sellgren and Justin Callais
What makes some states thrive while others trap people in place? And what does it really mean to be free to move, grow, and flourish? … to the Great Antidote Podcast. It means a lot. The Great Antidote is sound engineered by Rich Goyette. If you have any questions, any guests or topic recommendations, please feel free to reach out to me at Great antidote@libertyfund.org. Thank you.
A Little Lower Than the Angels: What the Founders Learned from Adam Smith (Part 1)
Samuel Fleischacker
June 17, 2025 Adam Smith provides us with a framework for looking at men as "a little lower than the angels" — not purely benevolent or purely self-interested, but a mixture of both.
John Adams, Adam Smith, and the Passion for Distinction
Dennis C. Rasmussen
June 4, 2025 John Adams was heavily influenced by Adam Smith, as can be seen in his Discourses on Davila regarding the effects of social rank on human sympathy. … Discourse on Davila,” ed. Zoltán Haraszti, in William and Mary Quarterly 11.1 (January 1954), 90. See also Adams, Discourses on Davila, 249. [23] See, for instance, John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 9 June 1789; and John Adams to Benjamin Rush, 24 July 1789.
The Limits of Liberty: Buchanan’s Case for Constitutional Rules with Edward Lopez
Juliette Sellgren and Edward Lopez
What happens when people stop trusting rules—and start rewriting them? In this episode, we are joined by economist Edward Lopez about the life and legacy of James M. Buchanan, the Nobel Prize-winning founder of public choice economics. We begin by … … to the Great Antidote Podcast. It means a lot. The Great Antidote is sound engineered by Rich Goyette. If you have any questions, any guests or topic recommendations, please feel free to reach out to me at greatantidote@libertyfund.org. Thank you.