Glory M. Liu’s new book argues Adam Smith may not be the genius economist he’s often remembered as.

This article appears in the September 19/26, 2022 issue.. Illustration by Tim Robinson. Adam Smith is not who you think he is. Long hailed as the founder of modern economics and the father of ...

Professor Smith said: “Adam Smith loved books, and he used the library he assembled to research his famous works. Smith was a careful reader and these annotations show that he was a close reader ...