In his most influential work, the Scots thinker united a set of economic precepts into a vision of human flourishing.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith's masterpiece, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations." ...

Adam Smith has become the symbol of American capitalism, a champion of free trade and a free market. But it wasn’t always that way. In fact, it sometimes seems as if capitalism and America share the ...

Kshama Sawant's political attempt was flailing Tuesday as incumbent Rep. Adam Smith overwhelmed the primary field.

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In 1776, Adam Smith, often described as the father of economics, published his masterwork, The Wealth of Nations. It was in many ways a very different world to the one we now know, as John Kay ...

'Every day it should get better': Rep. Gimenez responds to poll showing 8 in 10 Americans see Iran war dragging on ...

​​Although overshadowed by celebrations surrounding the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this year also ...

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the questions he has surrounding the U.S. military strikes on boats near Venezuela. Let's go now ...