Adam Smith Still Matters @freetochoosenetwork

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

New season. New episodes. Perspectives Matter is back on Free To Choose Network.

Economist and FreedomFest founder Mark Skousen tells long-time host Dennis McCuistion that Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is "a powerful polemic in favor of economic freedom" — and 250 years, and plenty of would-be rivals, later, "it's hard to kill capitalism."

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FROM: Role of Government in a Free Society (S1050)

$Political Incentives and Special Interests Milton Friedman identified a structural problem at the heart of democratic policy-making: concentrated interests consistently overpower diffused ones. When a small group stands to gain significantly from a policy, they organize, lobby, and show up. When the cost is spread across millions of consumers — each bearing only a fraction — no one mobilizes. The result is policy that serves the few at the expense of the many, not because of corruption, but because of incentives.$

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