Adam Smith's market never stood alone

|Peter Boettke| I had the great privilege of introducing Elinor Ostrom tonight.  She is a very special person and we were all very fortunate to have her join us tonight.  Here are my introductory remarks:

1. This week at Market Urbanism:Emily Washington ties Adam Smith‘s ideas to urbanism in Mercantilist logic and land-use regulation

By Situm:A few months ago an interesting debate took place between Larry Smith, a retired biotech analyst who writes for Seeking Alpha as well as his own website, SmithonStocks.com and Adam Feuerstein who writes for the Street.Com regarding Northwest Biotherapeutics (NWBO). Mr. Feuerstein basically called out the data from NWBO's phase i/ii trials and Mr. Smith rebutted the critique.

Via Steve Benen, a fascinating point from Jay Bookman—Republican politicians are much more conservative than the self-identified Republican electorate:

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|Peter Boettke| In one of my favorite passages from The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith explains the ability of markets to function and improve the lives of the participants through the mutual gains from trade and the benefits of innovation even in unfavorable circumstances.  To quote Smith:

Argumentative Indians it is. The Amartya Sen-Bhagwati face-off deepened with Gujarat, Modi right at the centre of it. While Sen offered to return his Bharat Ratna, Bhagwati reiterated his support for Gujarat growth model.