If Adam Smith were alive today, he would be appalled by the never-ending federal deficits and out-of-control national debt. ... Adam Smith, considered the father of economics, turns 300.

Adam Smith’s model of free trade, low taxes, deregulation, patent law and sound money (supply-side economics) led to the Industrial Revolution and a 100-fold increase in our standard of living.

Note. Adam Smith is generally regarded as the father of modern economics. The Invisible Hand. The automatic pricing and distribution mechanisms in the economy (Smith's invisible hand) interact ...

Adam Smith may fairly claim to be the father, not of economics generally—that would be absurd—but of what in modern times has been called, with opprobrious intention, "bourgeois economics ...

The author of The Wealth of Nations and the father of modern conservatism shared an economic outlook guided by liberty and self-command. Adam Smith was born in 1723. This year he turns 300.

Economics. An Interview With Adam Smith (No, Not That One) The so-called father of capitalism was not available for comment, so we talked to another economist, Adam C. Smith.

Adam Smith Is a Better Economist Than Donald Trump. ... 2025, 1:30 PM. Statue of Adam Smith, the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland (N Chadwick/Wikimedia ... Father’s Day has come and gone, ...