“They will never love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate.” -Edmund Burke … Continue reading “In defence of hate”

…continued from Part 3   The invisible hand Smith is often criticised today for highlighting the importance of self-interest. He … Continue reading “Adam Smith’s 300th birthday: the market economy as the only effective tool to fight poverty (Part 4)”

…continued from Part 2. This article is based on a lecture Dr Zitelmann gave at the German Bundestag on 12 June.  … Continue reading “Adam Smith’s 300th birthday: the market economy as the only effective tool to fight poverty (Part 3)”

…continued from Part 1 This article is based on a lecture Dr Zitelmann gave at the German Bundestag on 12 … Continue reading “Adam Smith’s 300th birthday: the market economy as the only effective tool to fight poverty (Part 2)”

In his speech to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last month, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that … Continue reading “Classical liberalism vs liberal internationalism”

The economist Carl Menger claimed in 1891 that “in every conflict of interest between the rich and poor, the strong … Continue reading “Adam Smith and problems with the new paternalism”

Almost two centuries ago, an angry man sat down to write an essay expressing deeply-held thoughts and prejudices. His subject … Continue reading “Review: ‘Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why It Matters’ by Jesse Norman”

That awful person! How can someone be so corrupt?! Be it Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, or someone else, Adam Smith … Continue reading “Corruption according to Adam Smith”

EA:       Why should young economists study Adam Smith? VS:       Young students in economics and the humanities desiring to better … Continue reading ““Why should young economists read Adam Smith?” – Interview with Prof Vernon L. Smith”