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February 1, 2023: A Smithy Tug Of War

Was Adam Smith real­ly a right-winger? Econ­o­mists and politi­cians have turned him into a mas­cot for free-mar­ket ide­ol­o­gy. Some on the left say the right has bad­ly mis­read him. Pre­pare for a very Smithy tug of war. (Part 2 of ​“In Search of the Real Adam Smith.”)