Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations," published in 1776, advocated for a free market economy driven by competition and self-interest. Smith argued against mercantilism and government intervention, ...

J.K. Rowling dared police to arrest her for misgendering transgender people after Scotland's "hate speech" ban took effect. Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images Most countries celebrate their ...

In a span of 50 years in the late 18th century, Edinburgh, a city of merely 40,000 inhabitants, contained some of the Enlightenment's most important thinkers, such as philosopher David Hume, economist ...

The Kyoto Economic Review, Vol. 88, No. 183 (February 2022), pp. 34-65 (33 pages) This paper focuses on the German reception of Scottish moral philosophy in the eighteenth century. In contrast to ...

LONDON -- A new law against hate speech came into force in Scotland on Monday, praised by some but criticized by others who say its sweeping provisions could criminalize religious views or tasteless ...

At the end of the Enlightenment, Scottish landowners and agricultural improvers pioneered a series of experiments in import substitution, including large-scale trials in tobacco and rhubarb ...