Speaking of Smith Archives

The Sympathetic Businessman

Jon Murphy for AdamSmithWorks


July 17, 2020

Maugham's story is worth a read for entertainment, but it also highlights an important aspect of commerce: the necessity of sympathy. 

Adam Smith and the Costs of the Division of Labor

Alex Aragona for AdamSmithWorks

July 3, 2020


One shouldn’t be satisfied with any discussion of the division of labor that leaves consideration of the costs off the table. 

The Hopeful Vision of Saint Augustine and Adam Smith

Kenly Stewart for AdamSmithWorks

June 22, 2020


Here I use Tertullian’s formula to ask a different question, “What has Glasgow to do with Hippo?”

"Saving Adam Smith" Saves My Economics Class

Leah Kilfoyle for AdamSmithWorks

June 19, 2020


Saving Adam Smith hit the bullseye for my most recent search for a book that not only covers a number of my state’s standards, but demystifies the broader understanding of Adam Smith’s economics.

Joseph Banks

Carl Oberg for AdamSmithWorks

June 15, 2020

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"...Banks, perhaps instinctively, knew more about economic change than his educational and scientific background let on."