Speaking of Smith Archives

Kristi Kendall on Filmmaking and Documenting Our Divisions

Kristi Kendall with Juliette Sellgren

February 22, 2024

On the objective-functions of firms and consumers

Thelmo Vargas-Madrigal for AdamSmithWorks

What should people in business maximize? Thelmo Vargas-Madrigal gives a brief tour of famous thinkers who have tried to answer that question and picks his winners and losers.

Sobre los objetivos de las empresas y de los consumidores

Thelmo Vargas-Madrigal para AdamSmithWorks

"Desde la perspectiva de política pública, la historia ha demostrado que la visión de Karl Marx sobre cómo optimizar el bienestar de la sociedad era errónea, mientras que la de Adam Smith era correcta e inspiradora."

Alice Temnick on Teaching, Learning, and Adam Smith's Education

Alice Temnick with Juliette Sellgren

February 16, 2024

Off the Air But On the Record with Alain Bertaud

Juliette Sellgren for AdamSmithWorks

Marvel at how a conversation about famously disruptive buildings turned into one about Adam Smith and trust in society.

Alain Bertaud on Urban Planning and Cities

Alain Bertaud with Juliette Sellgren

February 9, 2024

Would Adam Smith Tell Taylor Swift to Attend the Super Bowl?

Joy Buchanan for AdamSmithWorks

Would Adam Smith advise Taylor Swift to rush back to America after an exhausting concert just to cheer on a man in a football game? Joy Buchanan cheers for Smithian sentiments.

Undivide Us: Ben Klutsey on Exploring and Confronting Polarization

Ben Klutsey with Juliette Sellgren

February 2, 2024

The Liberal Roots of Karl Marx and How He Went Wrong

David Bastardo for AdamSmithWorks

"Both authors agree that economic power does not replace the formal rule of law, but where they differ is that Marx asserts that it leads to an indirect rule over what law does not regulate: the spoils of labor, production and its dividends."

Robert Lawson on Educating for Economic Freedom: James Gwartney's Legacy

Robert Lawson with Juliette Sellgren

January 26, 2024

Great Antidote Extras: Cheryl Miller on Hertog and the Humanities

Nancy Vander Veer for AdamSmithWorks

Vander Veer listens in and reminds us that learning is more than schooling. She also offers ideas for keeping it up reading and conversation beyond the classroom.

Adam White on the American Judiciary

Adam White with Juliette Sellgren

January 19, 2024