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The 250th Anniversary of Adam Smith's Revolutionary Text

The Wealth of Nations is a revolutionary text

Robert Reich
Mar 17, 2026
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Friends,

Today I’m burdening you with a longer-than-usual post — one that’s not about Trump, or his war, or Jeffrey Epstein, or even American politics. It’s about something more powerful than any of these things: an idea.

An idea that many people fundamentally misunderstand.

Not only did America declare its independence from Britain 250 years ago, but th…

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