T o Thomas Carlyle, it was “one of the shabbiest gospels ever preached”. Adam Smith was an early fan, but was still ...

It’s the ideal format for what has long been the Century’s strength: articles that prioritize deep reflection over quick response. Many people find such articles easier to read—and to remember—in ...

This is adapted from the foreword to In the Tracks of Marx’s Capital: Debates in Marxian Political Economy and Lessons for 21 st Century Capitalism Korkut Boratav is a Retired Professor in the ...

Defenders of capitalism argue that cooperation is undermined by individuals’ tendency to take more from society than they ...

The Radical Print: Art and Politics in Late Eighteenth-Century Britain (2024) by Esther Chadwick is published by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and distributed by Yale ...

The essential feature of capitalism is the motive to make a profit. As Adam Smith, the 18th century philosopher and father of modern economics, said: “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, ...