Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger? (Update)
Economists and politicians have turned him into a mascot for free-market ideology. Some on the left say the right has badly misread him. In this updated replay of a 2022 episode, we hold a very Smithy tug of war.
* SOURCES:
* Eamonn Butler [https://www.libertarianism.org/people/eamonn-butler], co-founder and director of the Adam Smith Institute.
* Glory Liu [https://www.gloryliu.com/about], a political scientist and Adam Smith scholar at Georgetown University.
* Mariana Mazzucato [https://marianamazzucato.com/], professor in the economics of innovation and public value at University College London.
* Dennis Rasmussen [https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory/dennis-c-rasmussen], a professor of political science at Syracuse University.
* Russ Roberts [https://russroberts.info/], president of Shalem College in in Jerusalem; host of the EconTalk podcast; and author.
* Craig Smith [https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/craigsmith/], Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in the Scottish Enlightenment at the University of Glasgow.
* RESOURCES:
* Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism [https://amzn.to/3P70VwN], by Gloria Liu (2022).
* "Henry and Adam: A Deep and Special Friendship [https://www.panmurehouse.org/perspectives/articles/henry-and-adam-a-deep-and-special-friendship/]," by Benny Higgins (Adam Smith Panmure House Perspective, 2020).
* "Rescuing Adam Smith From Myth and Misrepresentation [https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2018/07/26/rescuing-adam-smith-from-myth-and-misrepresentation]," (The Economist, 2018).
* The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought [https://amzn.to/3uzB5Is], by Dennis C. Rasmussen (2017).
* How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness [https://amzn.to/3hd66i3], by Russ Roberts (2014).
* "British Privatization — Taking Capitalism to the People [https://hbr.org/1992/01/british-privatization-taking-capitalism-to-the-people]," by John Moore (Harvard Business Review, 1992).
* Free to Choose: A Personal Statement [https://amzn.to/3Y31wUh], by Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman (1990).
* The Essential Adam Smith [https://amzn.to/3HjlAf3], edited by Robert L. Heilbroner (1986).
* An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations [https://www.libertyfund.org/books/an-inquiry-into-the-nature-and-causes-of-the-wealth-of-nations-set/], by Adam Smith (1776).
* The Theory of Moral Sentiments [https://amzn.to/3VYSzcJ], by Adam Smith (1759).
* EXTRAS:
* "In Search of the Real Adam Smith [https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/in-search-of-the-real-adam-smith/]," series by Freakonomics Radio (2022).
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