As his namesake, economist Adam C. Smith, notes in this month's interview , Smith's effort to be descriptive rather than proscriptive, as well as a healthy strain of anti-elitism from a man who ...

Did Adam Smith—celebrated hero of free trade—make a big exception for reasons of national defense? Would he support the Jones ...

Rare book with handwritten notes by Adam Smith to go on display - An annotated volume, part of the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher’s library, is being displayed in his home town of Kirkcaldy ...

Adam Smith Said Colonists Should Join the British Union. ... There was an outpouring of ironic writing in mid–18th century Britain, as Wayne C. Booth notes in his 1974 study, ...

In doing so, however, they provide further evidence that Adam Smith got there first. Before discussing the concept of value in “The Wealth of Nations” (1776), Smith notes the importance of ...

Pocket gadgets were all the rage in Adam Smith's day. Their popularity inspired one of the most paradoxical, charming, and insightful passages in his work. The best known are watches. A pocket ...

In honor of Adam Smith's 300th birthday, Reason asked some of our favorite people to share their favorite quotes from the Scottish Enlightenment thinker. It's a tribute to Smith's depth and ...