1776 and Today: Charlottesville February 2026 conference
Charlottesville Conference Plan: February 2026 … Organizers: Dan Klein, Erik Matson, Gerard Alexander ( Blue Ridge Center )…
Erik Matson lecture at Houston Christian University, "God and the Market"
On April 14, 2025, Deputy Director Erik Matson delievered a lecture at the Morris Family Center for Law & Liberty at Houston Christian University: "God and the Market: Christian Reflections on the Virtues of Free Enterprise."
Caleb Petitt PhD on Adam Smith, the Navagation Acts, and taxation in colonial America
Caleb Petitt defended his dissertation " The Political Economy of Early Modern England and Her Colonies" joined by his thesis advisor Donald Boudreaux and committee member Dan Klein, 31 March…
Publications by Adam Smith Fellows 2023-2024
From 2023-2024, then-current Adam Smith Fellows had the following scholarly and popular works published or accepted for publication (program fellows are highlighted with boldface): M. Novak, N. Goodman, and Yahya Alshamy.
Outing to MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE in Washington, DC
To complement the Bible reading group, we visited the Museum of the Bible on 16 Nov 2024. Many thanks to Eugenio Garza for initiating and leading the outing.
Sebastian Rodriguez PhD on Liberalism in 19th C Colombia
Sebastian Rodriguez, joined by his wife Carolina, defended his dissertation "Three Chapters on Liberalism in 19th Century Colombia," with the committee Erik, Dan, Don, and Larry White (6 Nov 2024).
GMU people at Markets & Society session on Adam Smith
A session at the Markets & Society Conference was on Adam Smith, with presentations by Caleb Petitt, Yahya Alshamy, Erik Matson, and Dan Klein. Here's a photo of GMU people attending the session:
Smithians at the wedding party of Caleb and Susannah
Congratulations to Caleb and Susannah Petitt! Married August 19, 2024, in Falls Church at St. Mary's Orthodox Church, followed by wedding party at the Atrium at Meadlowlark Gardens in Vienna, VA.
Erik and Dan participate in Civitas/Panmure House discussion, Edinburgh
Talking virtue in Smith's dining room! Erik and Dan participated in discussions co-sponsored by Civitas (U Texas) and Panmure House, 6 June 2024. In the first photo, Ryan Streeter of Civitas is beside Erik and Adam Dixon, of Panmure and moderator of the program, is at the left…
Prof. Klein's Boise State annual Adam Smith Lecture
On April 15, 2024, Dr. Daniel Klein delivered the annual Adam Smith Lecture at Boise State University. … … Resource links for the lectures: … The video … The PowerPoint file…