Claiming Adam Smith
How did a Scottish moral philosopher of the Enlightenment become an apostle of the libertarian right in this country? Political theorist Glory Liu traces the uses of the complex ideas Adam Smith in the United States \u2014 from the establishment of the U.S. state, through debates about slavery and inequality, to justifying the ostensible retreat of the state in our era.\nResources:\nGlory M. Liu, Adam Smith\u2019s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism Princeton University Press, 2022 \nImage: Nicole Marie Photography\nThe post Claiming Adam Smith appeared first on KPFA.