Speaking of Smith Archives

Great Antidote Archive: Sally Satel on Addiction

Juliette Sellgren and Sally Satel

Sellgren talks with guest Sally Satel about painkillers, addiction, public misconceptions, and possible solutions

Smithian Sympathy and Horrible Surprises

Jon Murphy for AdamSmithWorks

Adam Smith well understood the power of surprise - a strong enough surprise could cause sudden death! Jon Murphy thinks about what that says about people who love a good horror.

From Field to Town and Country

Marko Veckov for AdamSmithWorks

Smith’s stadial theory has raised many questions and met with many scholarly challenges. Veckov draws attention to what we can learn from it today.

What Adam Smith Ate: Salt

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks

Salt would have been in Adam Smith’s food, kitchen, and perhaps even on the table. But more than that, Smith understand that salt was a commodity that was used and traded and of great importance to world markets.

Great Antidote Archive: Tevi Troy on the U.S. Presidency

Juliette Sellgren and Tevi Troy

As a historian, Troy's interest in peaked when he hears something is "unprecedented." Is it really?

Adam Smith on Jane Eyre’s Blanche Ingram

Ceanna Daniels for AdamSmithWorks

Has any woman ever given a fair assessment of a romantic rival? Daniels (and Smith) investigate just how horrible is Blanche Ingram in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre using the help of the impartial spectator.

Take A Trip, Come Away With Us—to Scotland!

Sabine El-Chidiac for AdamSmithWorks

Adam Smith's Scotland: A post to plan a trip, remember a trip, or just enjoy the idea of one.

Great Antidote Favorites Five Months In

Christy Lynn for AdamSmithWorks

20 episodes. 30,700 downloads. Check out the Great Antidote fan favorites and find one of your own.

Great Antidote Archive: Don Boudreaux on Antitrust Laws

Juliette Sellgren and Don Boudreaux

While antitrust legislation is often presented as a means of combating monopolies, the goal is to limit competition and give the government more power. Don Boudreau talks about this and more in this episode from the Great Antidote Archive.

Jane Eyre's Equality of Spirit

Ceanna Daniels for AdamSmithWorks

When Jane Eyre claims to be Mr. Rochester's equal, she has no social status, no financial security, and no political power. But she has certainty that her spirit, as it will stand before God, is equal to anyone else's spirit.

Great Antidote Deep Dive: Jon Murphy on The Jones Act and Adam Smith

Juliette Sellgren and Jon Murphy

What would Adam Smith do? About the Jones Act, that is. The WN talks about the British Acts of Navigation. What can we learn from them to help us think through modern trade issues?

Jon Murphy on The Jones Act and Adam Smith

Jon Murphy with Juliette Sellgren