Adam smith is probably the second best thing to come out of scotland. The first isnt golf. But you man know about his famous book, the wealth of nations. You may know he was a free trader and he may have heard of the invisible hand. What i want to talk about tonight is smiths other boat, the theory of moral sentiments i want to give you an insight into his economics and apply them to modern life. What i want to do tonight is give you an idea of what adam smith can teach us about ourselves and the world around us. I want to start with the story, i was in london last week, i think it was last week. It was this year for sure. It was a whirl wind trip. Had a great time. Never been in london before. I gave a talk at a place called the will society of arts. The Royal Society of arts is very old. The use to be called the Royal Society for encouraging manufacturing, the arts and commerce. Now is called the Royal Society of arts and it is to create creativity and ideas and it is a wonderful pla
To encourage creativity and ideas and its a wonderful place and che have speakers and i gave to talk. And before my talk im in a room off to the side and they put out things to eat and drink couch and a couple of chairs, nondescript room. And off in the corner is an enormous green leather chair. Its this wide, its got beautiful wooden arms has this gorgeous carving on the top and vase, the president s or president ial chair says this chair was designed by William Chambers he is a famous architect of his day. He had built and designed somerset house, the building a few blocks from where i was talking. And he had designed this chair. And it says the president s chair, comma, 1759. And i got kind of excited for reasons. One, 1759 was the first year that the theory of world sentiments was published. Second id been told before my talk that adam smith had been a member hoff the Royal Society of arts. So it was possible that adam smith had sat in this very chair in 1759 when his book came out
Achievement award to Toni Morrison and announcement of winners in several categories including general nonfiction awarded to David Ryan Davis author of the Nonfiction Book the problem of slavery in the age of emancipation. [applause] thanks louise and good evening to all of you. Its my pleasure to welcome you here tonight to the book Critics Award ceremony for the publishing year 2014. Where id have you join us this evening is now the most outstanding work of the past year in six categories, fiction and nonfiction biography poetry autobiography and criticism. Like i said in a gratitude to the others whove joined us here tonight as well as the editors editors publishers agents and publicists to help bring their work her attention to the National Book critics circle awards were founded in 1974 out of a conversation that took place at the out walk when hotel by grupo critters who want to establish a set of awards granted given by critics and sell them like other Literary Works are books t
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Senator chris coons joins us live to talk about his bipartisan effort to protect the special counsel. Later, tuesday was a long night and its still going. The president tries to put his thumb on the scale as recounts are under way. And well talk about Lessons Learned from the midterms as naturally the curtain rises on 2020. Were going to start here in washington where President Trump has just arrived after another memorable trip overseas that highlighted tensions with leaders of americas longest standing allies and showcased his embrace of America First nationalism. Trump joined more than six dozen World Leaders at a ceremony in paris commemorating the end of world war i. It was during that ceremony that Emmanuel Macron delivered a searing rebuke of the rising nationalism around the globe. Translator this vision of france as a generous nation, of france as a project, as france, the bearer of universal values was displayed during these dark hours as the very opposite of the selfishness