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Invisible Hand of the Market and Other Turbo Capitalist BS

Turbo capitalists are fond of quoting Adam Smith’s “Wealth of Nations,” while failing to read all of what he said. … More

Adam Smith, balanced world, capitalism, economy, empathy, invisible hand

In the garden: Honeybees and Adam Smith

Today a honeybee was doing her thing in one of the squash blossoms. If you get very still you can … More

Adam Smith, corporations, garden, greed, honeybees, pesticides, tax dodgers

Adam Smith on Compassion-What Free Marketeers Don’t Tell You

Adam Smith, is known as the “Father of Modern Economics” because of his 1776 book, The Wealth of Nations. He … More

Adam Smith, capitalism, free marketeers, misquoting Adam Smith, Moral Sentiments, Wealth of Nations

The Natural State of Man

Many older philosophies start out with the natural state of mankind. The trouble was, they didn’t know diddly about the … More

Adam Smith, gift culture, Hobbes, Jared Diamond, natural man, philosophy, sharing, state, tribes

Capitalism and Human Nature

I am amazed that a frequent defense of capitalism is that it is the system that best reflects human nature. … More

Adam Smith, capitalism, Hobbes, human nature, moral compass, selfishness, state of nature
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