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To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, I have been featuring each of the sections of Smith’s magnum opus on my blog. Below, for example, is a compilation of my previous blog posts … Continue reading →

That is the title of this beautiful novella by Mark Richard Robinson, who I had the honor of befriending in Broxbourne, England, these past few days. Update (3:00 pm GMT): I have now finished reading the good Reverend Robinson’s poignant … Continue reading →

As a follow-up to my previous two posts (see here and here), I want to pose another question to my fellow admirers and students of Adam Smith, another fundamental “Adam Smith problem,” so to speak. In Book III of The … Continue reading →

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:

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 →

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.