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What Adam Smith Ate: Fresh Dairy Cheese

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks "Once everyone was paid wages in real money, Smith noted everyone benefits '…when barter ceases and money has become the common instrument of commerce.'" … Wilmeth's What Adam Smith Ate: Ice Cream More from AdamSmithWorks Paul Schwennesen's The Future of Farmers – Adam Smith Weighs In Alex Aragona's Are the Interests of Those Who Live by Profit Ours? and Adam Smith and the Costs …

What Adam Smith Ate: Celebrating Smith's 300th Birthday

Amy Willis and Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks

Adam Smith, Robert Burns, and a Tipsy Laird (What Adam Smith Ate)

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks Adam Smith and Robert Burns admired and knew of each other. They even bought each other's books but, as far as we know, they never met in person.

What Adam Smith Ate: Hogmanay and The Black Bun

Wilmeth's What Adam Smith Ate: Christmas Punch James Hartley's Adam Smith Wants you to ENJOY the Holidays Paul Mueller's Scottish Christianity Before the 18th Century Image from Wikipedia Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Black_bun_cut_open.jpg

What Adam Smith Ate (& Drank!): Claret

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks "Smith’s use of wine to demonstrate everything from supply and demand, costs of goods, duties, and tariffs arguably made him the first wine economist tracking values, appreciation, and retail prices."

What Adam Smith Ate (& Drank!): Claret, Part 2

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks Adam Smith knew first-hand about the Bordeaux wine growing region and he factored his knowledge of wine and agriculture into An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. … and sauce. Still thirsty? Renee Wilmeth's What Adam Smith Ate (& Drank!): Claret, Part 1 Previous posts in our "What Adam Smith Ate" series Sarah Skwire's Free Trade in Language: Adam Smith on Words and Wine Adam Smith on Good Wine and Free Trade

What Adam Smith Ate (& Drank!): Chocolate

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks Hot chocolate was not as popular in England or Scotland as it was in France and Spain but Smith certainly would have known about it and perhaps tried in during his travels or at home. … knowledge and/or beverages from Renee Wilmeth? What Adam Smith Ate (& Drank!): Claret What Adam Smith Ate: A Tribute to Strawberries Adam Smith, Madame Geneva, and the Consequences of Liquor Prohibition What Adam Smith Ate: Tea (& maybe Breakfast Scones)

What Adam Smith Ate: An Assize of Bread

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks "We are familiar with [Adam Smith's] ideas about wheat, the potato and corn. But readers may be less familiar with the idea of 'assizes' or local regulations on those same loaves."

Teaching through the Year: Seasonal Readings and Activities

magical-story-book-with-fairy-tale-four-seasons-summer-winter-spring-autumn-open-book.jpg 38.1 KB We're making it easy for you to find seasonally relevant ways to bring Adam Smith and his ideas into your classroom. … Essay Collection 25th (Christmas):   James Hartley's Adam Smith Wants you to ENJOY the Holidays Richard Gunderman's Sympathy for Affliction: Adam Smith and Charles Dickens. AdamSmithWorks Essay Renee Wilmeth's What Adam Smith Ate: A Holiday Feast

Liberty, Equality, Jane Eyre, and Adam Smith’s Lectures on Rhetoric (June 2022)

June, 2022 with Renee Wilmeth “Jane!  Jane! Jane!” nothing more.  “I am coming! Wait for me! Oh, I will come! … Where are you?” The 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is inspiring a new generation of literary scholars to re-examine this bildungsroman and its messages of self- …

Time Travel and Adam Smith (February 2023)

February 2023 Time Travel and Adam Smith: Social and Moral Considerations in Science Fiction with Renee Wilmeth If you ask “What would happen if Adam Smith could travel forward in time?” you get some great answers. We will never know if he would have wanted to see how his economic theories turned out.  However, in this Virtual Reading Group, we will examine time …

Adam Smith and the Rights of Man

October 2023 with Renee Wilmeth We appreciate your interest in this virtual reading group. Unfortunately, this VRG is full and we are no longer accepting registrations. We invite you to check out our upcoming events here. We hope to see you at a future VRG! Literature can be an …

Speaking of Smith: Top Ten Posts

Christy Lynn for AdamSmithWorks AdamSmithWorks has been posting Speaking Of Smith posts for over three years. We looked at the most viewed posts and pulled them together for your enjoyment and education. … Buchanan Why do we Admire Celebrities? (June 24, 2019) Jon Murphy Three Ways of Looking at the Water-Diamond “Paradox” (April 14, 2021) Kwok Ping Tsang What Adam Smith Ate: Cream Crowdie Dessert at The Oyster Club (April 19, 2022) Renee Wilmeth

What Adam Smith Ate: The Venerable Fruit Shrub

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks When we hear "shrub" today, many of us think of a plant. Yet as Wilmeth shows, the shrub is also a drink with a rich history, dating back to the days of Adam Smith. We know what Adam Smith liked to drink. Claret, which we would call Bordeaux, beer, brandy, and even the occasional punch. But we haven’t talked about the venerable shrub, as much a cornerstone of pub life in the 18th century as soda fountain drinks are …

Alice Temnick on Teaching, Learning, and Adam Smith's Education

Alice Temnick with Juliette Sellgren February 16, 2024

Taylor Swift & The World’s Most Expensive Cinnamon Rolls

Art Carden for AdamSmithWorks Would you bake your new love a $35,000 cinnamon bun? … celebrities too much!) Want to read more? Joy Buchanan's Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero as a Smithian Anthem Renee Wilmeth's What Adam Smith Ate: Hogmanay and The Black Bun Cynthia Argentine and Julianna Argentine's Adam Smith Knew Why We’d Love Jane Austen

What Adam Smith Ate: Cheese

Renee Wilmeth for AdamSmithWorks Adam Smith wrote “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” He could have added the cheesemonger, too... In early June 2022, England celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee recognizing her 70 years on the throne. She is the longest serving monarch in British history surpassing Queen Victoria by 7 years. She also surpasses the longest reigning King …