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Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations at 250 Years

2026-06-17 · 50 min · episode 24 · 10 entities

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  • discusses Education concept
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  • mentioned History website
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  • mentioned The American Idea Podcast company
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    Link in episode "Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations at 250 Years": https://ashbrook.org/the-american-idea-podcast
  • references The American Idea Podcast company
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    Link in episode "Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations at 250 Years": https://ashbrook.org/the-american-idea-podcast

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Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations” was published in 1776, shortly before America’s Declaration of Independence. Smith famously described an “invisible hand” at work behind markets and exchanges, but what did he really mean, and how have so many people misunderstood his many ideas about trade, markets, and free enterprise? Professor Brianne Wolf discusses Smith in surprising terms: he was first concerned with human morality and behavior, in the connections and community that individuals built with one another. Trade and economics were downstream of those fundamentals. Beyond that, Smith’s explanation of the advantages of markets over central planning or forced commerce are not well-known today - despite their relevance in the face of arguments in favor of government control of economic behavior. Would you like to give us some feedback about this episode? Go to this short survey: https://tinyurl.com/ym6zktkk Read Bri's article on Smith: https://tinyurl.com/5yuwsc9b Host: Jeff Sikkenga Executive Producer: Jeremy Gypton Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/theamericanidea Homepage: https://ashbrook.org/the-american-idea-podcast/