A portrait of Adam Smith, 1795. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional offers ...

Excerpt and condensation of Chapter 4 from The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers by Robert L. Heilbroner, 7th ed., 1999. Robert Heilbroner's The Worldly ...

More than 245 years ago, an unassuming Scottish tutor to a young British duke published a sprawling manuscript about how, when, and why nations become materially prosperous. At first glance, An ...

The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art will feature an all-new virtual format during its 15th annual Quest for the West® Art Show and Sale, September 11-12, 2020. More than ...

The 18th-century Scottish philosopher Adam Smith is credited with writing the first great work on political economy. His treatise "The Wealth of Nations" describes the evolution and political ...