Smith's *The Wealth of Nations*: Introductory thoughts
The first book I am blogging is Adam Smith's masterpiece An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). Although it is a coincidence that the book was published in 1776, there is a spiritual synchrony between the publication of this book by a Brit (a Scotsman) and America's independence from Smith's homeland. Indeed, Smith asked Benjamin Franklin to read the manuscript and provide comments prior to publication. Like America's founders, Smith was a clos