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Adam Smith

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Adam Smith is Assistant Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Dubuque, in Dubuque, Iowa, where he also directs the Honors Program.

Articles by Adam Smith

On Being Indifferent

The politics of Jesus are “brutally modest.” “Jesus’ life seems to have been mostly one of local, familial labor and relations, carried out in the compass of a small town…
May 3, 2025

One Weird Trick to Getting a Perfect Education

The basic principle of education is that you can’t learn anything you don’t want to learn
March 29, 2025

On Courage

Now – every moment, but now especially, this moment in history – is the time not to watch but to act.
January 28, 2025