1776 and Today: Charlottesville February 2026 conference
Charlottesville Conference: February 20–22 (Friday evening to Sunday morning) 2026 … Organizers: Dan Klein, Erik Matson, Gerard Alexander…
LEWIS & TOLKIEN at the Museum of the Bible
On 15 Nov 2025 a large group of Adam Smith Program students, former students, and friends convened at The Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, to attend the acclaimed play Lewis & Tolkien, see a C.S. Lewis exhibit, and visit the Museum.
Nicholas Wilson PhD — on Booker T. Washington
Adam Smith Program Fellow Nicholas Wilson defended his GMU Econ dissertation 14 October 2025, "The Pursuit of Higher Things: Booker T. Washington constrasted with W.E.B. Du Bois." … Congratulations, Nick! … Someone higher is saying, "Attaboy!"
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.