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Continuing with my series of blog posts commemorating the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, below is a compilation of my previous blog posts on Book III of Smith’s magnum opus. (Nota bene: Book III … Continue reading →

Following up on my previous post, I want to share two major Smithian themes from my rereading of Book 2 of The Wealth of Nations as well as pose a question to students of Adam Smith: Theme #1. Economic liberty is crucial. … Continue reading →

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, I will be presenting my forthcoming book Beyond the Adam Smith Problem (with Salim Rashid) and attending two conferences overseas: one in Paris (10 June); the … Continue reading →

Reims (Wikipedia) Reims and Amiens (Tyler Cowen) Bubbly, Historic Reims: The Toast of France’s Champagne Country (Rick Steves) French fancies: Champagne Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin (Sheree) Bonus link: Returning to Reims (memoir by Didier Eribon)

Salut, mes amis! After two days in Riems, France (8-9 June), I will be attending a conference in Paris on Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations on Wednesday afternoon, 10 June. Details are available here.

Fred Schauer was a prolific legal scholar (see here). The essays in this special issue of the Virginia Law Review celebrate the life and work of Professor Schauer. Hat tip: Larry Solum

Via Le Monde: “French sociologist, philosopher, and intellectual provocateur Edgar Morin has died aged 104.” (Also, here is the NYT obit.)

Professor Solum featured (and recommended!) my recent work on “The Buchanan-Samuels Exchange” on his Legal Theory blog (see here), where he reports and comments on recent scholarship in jurisprudence and constitutional law. Here is the paper.

It’s insane to think that there are still Marxists out there, most of whom live comfortable lives in wealthy capitalist countries. Back in 2019, my colleague (and new friend!) Mike Huemer wrote (my emphasis): “I’ve been known to cite Marxism … Continue reading →