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 ...

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 ...

This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. The Heart of Midlothian; Joaquin Ossorio-Castillo/Alamy. St Giles' Cathedral; Nilfanion/Wikimedia. Adam ...