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 was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher; he is considered the father of modern economics. Smith is most famous for his 1776 book, "The Wealth of Nations." ...

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.

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 ...

Dr Madsen Pirie, president of the Adam Smith Institute, neatly summed up the views of the Kirkcaldy-born ‘Father of Economics’ on tariffs in an article following Donald Trump’s election victory.

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, ...

Adam Smith, the founding father of economics, mentioned the “invisible hand” only once in “The Wealth of Nations” (1776). His reference came in opposition to measures that restricted ...