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Pride and Vanity, After Adam Smith
November 27, 2024 In The Theory of Moral Sentiments Adam Smith describes many kinds of men, including the proud man and the vain man. Klein explores Smith's ideas and himself in this essay. "Smith’s view is that something impels us to learn to command troublesome passions, both solicitous and turbulent, but the commanding necessarily deploys other passions, commanding passions, to command or subdue the troublesome passions. Passions are checked by other passions."
On Self-Interest and Old Books
Misinterpretations of Adam Smith can illustrate why it's important to get old knowledge right before building something new.
Extra: Giandomenica Becchio on Feminist Economics
Feminist economics helps us understand gender inequality. Understanding can help us fight for a better world, but we still have to fight.
David Beito on Rose Lane Says
Not often do we find people who make the case for how race, liberty, and equality belong together. Even less often do we find them making arguments in the height of racially and economically troubled times. And EVEN LESS do we find audio clips of them doing so.