Reviewing Prof. Glory Liu’s “Adam Smith’s America” (Books, Dec. 17), Barton Swaim shares his judgment that Smith’s “Theory of Moral Sentiments” “isn’t very good,” adding: “It’s mostly unreadable, to ...

Scotland and Edinburgh in the latter half of the 18th century were uncommonly prolific of genius. This year we celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith, and the coming years will see ...

On the occasion of his 300th birthday, Adam Smith—the Scottish Enlightenment luminary and so-called father of capitalism—was not available for comment, despite attempts to contact him via Ouija board ...

Adam Smith’s gift, Helen Dale observes, was “a knack for noticing.” Smith describes the inner workings of pin factories in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Yes sticker is seen on the statue of Adam Smith on the Royal Mileon September 18, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Credit: Matt ...

Adam Smith is not who you think he is. Long hailed as the founder of modern economics and the father of capitalism, the 18th-century Scottish thinker was not only an economist and the author of The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monday is the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Smith is probably the best-known and least-read economist, ...

The right way to mark the anniversary of Adam Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations' is to celebrate not only the works but also the remarkable intellectual temperament that produced them.(Scottish National ...

Not far from the grave, I found the Panmure House, a 17th-century townhouse which is the only surviving residence of Smith, ...

Readers will extend sympathy to me if I return to last Saturday’s column about Pierre Poilievre’s recent rhetorical outings. Adam Smith, after all, says that they will.