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Adam Smith and "The Office"

June 16, 2019

Take Time to See the Harmony

June 10, 2019

What Would Adam Smith Think of My Weekend?

June 3, 2019

Can Sympathy Compete in the Game of Thrones?

May 27, 2019

On First Looking into The Wealth Of Nations

May 20, 2019

How does a student of poetry come to love Smithian political economy? Sarah Skwire counts the ways...

Smith and Superheroes

May 6, 2019

Editor's Note: Please help us maintain this as a NO SPOILER space. References up to and including Infinity Wars and Captain Marvel are acceptable, but please no spoilers for Endgame. Thank you!

What Makes Man Sociable?

April 28, 2019


What makes people naturally sociable? How do we come to together as a community or society? Sympathy, according to Smith, is one of "the original passions of human nature." What do you think Smith meant by sympathy? 

There's No Such Thing as Deregulation

April 7, 2019


“Deregulation” frequently conjures up the image of rich CEOs freed to do as they please without restraint or punishment like some sort of corporate Wild West. The regulation/deregulation dichotomy creates the impression that regulated markets are stable and orderly whereas deregulated markets are chaotic and wild.

Smith's Scientific Milestones

March 24, 2019

 
In this piece we consider the possible impact of major events in the sciences upon Adam Smith’s thought.  

Adam Smith and the Presumption of Liberty

March 10, 2019


Adam Smith was no anarchist. Smith did have a strong presumption of liberty, but this presumption was not absolute. Under certain conditions, a jural superior (such as a sovereign or magistrate) could violate this presumption of liberty and impose a policy that would break the rules of justice.

Drama versus Data- Adam Smith on Description

February 24, 2019


People simply don’t respond to data the way they do to drama. Adam Smith—economist and professor of rhetoric—was ideally equipped to understand and explain why.

Is love ridiculous???

February 10, 2019


It is correctly pointed out that Adam Smith condemns love for being exclusive and rejecting any alternative sociability... However, the situation is more complicated than it may appear at first glance.