The Tom Woods Show, episode 1268.

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Hey, everybody, Tom Woods here. Mark Skowson is back with us once again. Mark has done pretty much

everything there is to do.

He's been an author, a newsletter publisher, an investment strategist, a college professor.

He is also, of course, the organizer of Freedom Fest every year.

We'll talk about that, no doubt.

But today we want to talk about the making of modern economics, his book,

subtitle, The Lives and Ideas of the Great Thinkers. You should check him out at m-Skowson.com.

Scowson is spelled S-K-O-U-S-E-N. M-Skowson.com is his website. And I thought today we could talk a

little bit about Adam Smith. There's a little

controversy around Adam Smith and his role in the development of free market thought. And then we'll

branch out and talk about some other topics as well. Mark, welcome back. Well, glad to be back.

This is a honor for me, especially on my birthday, and so I'm really excited to talk to you about

the making of modern economics. I'm sorry I forgot about that. Happy birthday, Mark. Pleasure to talk to you

on your birthday. It's an unusual day because October 19th is the anniversary of the stock market

crash in 1987. I turned 40. My wife had a big celebration for me, but for some reason, all the stock market crash in 1987. I turned 40.

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