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My previous post describes Adam Smith’s “lost years” as a customs officer, while my next post will wrap up my review of Walter Bagehot’s beautiful and erudite essay “Adam Smith as a Person”; in the meantime, below are links to … Continue reading →

(Walter Bagehot and Adam Smith, part 9) Thus far, I have reviewed the first 20 pages (pp. 18-38 or paragraphs 1-31) of Walter Bagehot’s beautiful essay “Adam Smith as a Person” (available here, by the way). Today, I will review … Continue reading →

(Walter Bagehot and Adam Smith, part 8) Picking up right where we left off, when Adam Smith finally returned home to his beloved mother in 1766, after three years overseas as a future duke’s chaperone and tutor, the Scottish philosopher … Continue reading →

(Walter Bagehot and Adam Smith, part 7) When did Adam Smith decide to write a treatise on political economy, and more importantly, what motivated him to write such a book? According to Walter Bagehot, Smith’s three-year residency overseas was the … Continue reading →

My previous post describes Adam Smith’s unexpected decision to resign his prestigious professorship at the University of Glasgow in order to become a travelling tutor to the future 3rd Duke of Buccleuch, and my next post will describe what may … Continue reading →

(Walter Bagehot and Adam Smith, part 5) Happy Monday! Thus far, we have reviewed the first few pages of Bagehot’s 1876 essay “Adam Smith as a Person” (pp. 18-26 or paragraphs 1-12, to be more precise); today, we will turn … Continue reading →

Below is a recap of my first five posts in this series: Stay tuned; I will pick up where I left off (with the publication of Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments in 1759) and resume my Bagehot/Smith series on … Continue reading →

Following the lead of many U.S. cities and such world-class capitals as Berlin, Ghent, and Paris, the University of Central Florida (UCF) will soon become the largest car-free campus in the world!!!! In a press release, UCF President Alexander N. … Continue reading →