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Why would Adam Smith, the father of modern economics, be appalled -- like any sane observer -- by the arrest and ...

Fairness is not just about tax and benefits. It embraces the importance of controlled borders to protect the interests of working-class people; breakfast clubs for hungry children; the desperate need ...

To those who are miserable, Smith advises in The Theory of Moral Sentiments, “do not mourn in the solitude of darkness . . . Live with strangers, with those who know nothing or care ...

Sky News host Chris Kenny discusses how Greens Leader Adam Bandt has been forced “out of politics”. “It is a fairly unusual election when a party leader loses their own seat … this time it ...

There’s a long history of hate groups using new technologies to spread their message. In the 1930s, it was radio. In the 2010s, it was social media. In 2025, it ...

Like most of Mr. Gelfuso's columns, his piece on the role of government in a free society (The Daily Star, April 26) is very persuasive until you examine the assumptions and history beneath his ...

Actions motivated by compassion or emotional responses possess no genuine moral value, as these sorts of sentiments are ethically neutral and beyond our control. Mengzi (Mencius) presents a ...

In their letter “The Virtues of the ‘Knowledge Theory of Value’” (May 1 ... In doing so, however, they provide further evidence that Adam Smith got there first. Before discussing the ...

After having lightly pondered retirement at the end of last season, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen will play in a 12th NFL season in 2025. But Thielen acknowledged that entering his ...