The Wealth of Nations was published 235 years ago today

Did anybody wonder why I used the quote from Adam Smith at the top of the page? Well, it's the 235th anniversary of the publishing of The Wealth of Nations. Adam Smith used the term, "the invisible hand" to describe how self-interest, competition, and supply and demand are perfectly capable, without coercion from government, of allocating resources in society and creating wealth for individuals without harming the economic situations of others. He is generally credited with bringing economic theory into the modern dialogue and it is the natural relationship between self-interest, competition, and supply-and-demand that frames the basis for the current economic model of America. It is what has made the US into the greatest economic force ever, on Earth. It's also what liberals detest about our economic model.....there's no need for government meddling and therefore no need for liberals to redirect resources toward those citizens who're more likely to vote for them.

Anyway, take a moment today to appreciate our excellent economic system and how it must be preserved with as little government interference as possible if we want to pull ourselves out of the mess in which our craven political class has enslaved us.