by Bruce | June 5, 2007 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles
Today is Adam Smith’s Birthday: June 5, 1723. He would be 284 today. He was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, about 12 miles north of Edinburgh across the Firth of Forth, and is buried just off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh itself. Although there is no memorial to Adam...
by Bruce | May 28, 2007 | About the Site, Articles
by Bruce | May 5, 2007 | About the Site, Articles
"Dear Reader:This letter continues a custom begun 30 years ago of reporting the progress of The Wall Street Journal to our readers. In the first issue of the Journal, …" So begins the January 2, 2007 annual report of the WSJ to its readers. I intend to...
by Bruce | April 23, 2007 | About the Site, Adam Smith Himself, Articles
At the intersection of the original Adam Smith and the ‘net is, well, irresistible territory. And now we have it in the current Forbes, courtesy of P.J. O’Rourke’s "Adam Smith: Web Junkie." Here’s the thesis, which is...
by Bruce | April 4, 2007 | About the Site, Articles, Finance, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
When both I and my friend Larry Ribstein are quoted in the same Wall Street Journal article, it’s too rich to resist. So, hoping this constitutes "fair use," herewith the piece from today’s paper, pg. B2: Losing the ‘LLP’? With the...
by Bruce | February 13, 2007 | About the Site, Articles
That didn’t last long. Barely 24 hours ago we went live with the "Swapped Column" format change for "Adam Smith, Esq.," switching the wide/right column for the narrow/left column. (As previously reported, the middle/content column was...
