by | Feb 20, 2017 | Events
Co-hosted with the Department of Political Science / Public Affairs and the International Studies Program. The international trafficking of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana and other drugs, with the U.S. being a major distribution destination, is a highly...
by | Feb 16, 2017 | Events
Michelle Albert Vachris, professor of economics at Christopher Newport University, will present a talk based on her recent co-authored book Pride and Profit: The Intersection of Jane Austen and Adam Smith. Adam Smith was a mid-18th-century philosopher who is best...
by | Nov 7, 2016 | Events
Philosopher Fernando Teson will present a talk based on his book, co-authored with Loren E. Lomasky (Cory Professor of Philosophy, University of Virginia), Justice at a Distance: Extending Freedom Globally. The current global-justice literature starts from the premise...
by | Oct 13, 2016 | Events
Virginia Postrel has spent a career writing about the intersection of commerce, culture, and technology. Her books and columns explore issues of expressive consumerism, the art and science of persuasion, and interesting yet neglected topics like what really is...
by | Oct 5, 2016 | Events
According to Adam Smith, two major benefits flow from the operation of the “invisible hand.” First, in the moral sphere, the invisible hand allows people to become moral beings. As they come to see themselves through the eyes of others in the “great...
