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Das Adam Smith Problem: rethinking Smith’s moral and economic worlds
Explore the Das Adam Smith Problem, revealing the coherence between Smith’s moral philosophy and economic theories amidst ongoing scholarly debate.
Watts Up With That?
Adam Smith’s invisible hand vs the Renewable Energy Movement.
Labour unrest: Can India turn an energy shock into a wage-led economic growth impulse?
A wage rise can lift worker health and productivity—what Adam Smith identified as the true source of the wealth of nations. Higher pay levels should also ease demand constraints in the economy. In a war-hit context, such a growth impulse would be valuable.
Trump, Hegseth in Total Agreement They Should Have 'Absolute Power'
Wednesday on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth were in total agreement that they should have "absolute power." | Clips
$25 billion and counting: US govt executive gives first official estimate of the cost of Iran war
War spending details revealed in Congress highlight munitions-heavy costs, with lawmakers like Adam Smith seeking transparency amid economic and public sentiment concerns.
'Whoa, whoa, whoa': Congressman cuts off Pete Hegseth in tense hearing
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) had to fight for speaking time during a contentious confrontation with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday morning, at one time having to exclaim, “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” to get the Donald Trump appointee to hush.As the ranking Democratic member of the House Armed Services...
Hegseth challenged over seemingly contradictory claims on Iran nukes
Pete Hegseth was challenged over seemingly contradictory claims about Iran’s nuclear capabilities while testifying in front of a House committee on the Trump administration’s military budget. Democrat Congressman Adam Smith questioned why the President and the Defense Secretary had justified the 2026 attack on Iran as due to an “imminent threat” of Iranian nuclear weapons when they had often trumpeted 2025’s Operation Midnight Hammer strikes as having already “obliterated” the Middle East nation’s nuke program. Hegseth suggested that, despite the Midnight Hammer strikes, the Iranians had still not given up their nuclear ambitions. Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Dan Caine, were appearing before the House Armed Services Committee to be questioned on the 2027 $1.5 trillion budget, the largest increase in decades.
Disney Reorganizing Streaming Teams Following Imminent Departure of SVP Ajay Arora
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly restructuring its streaming services teams with the upcoming departure of the senior executive, according to a memo from Disney product and tech chief Adam Smith.