Guest Contribution: “1776” (opens in new tab)

Today, we present a guest post written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A shorter version in Project Syndicate. June 22, 2026 — Adam Smith’s book The Wealth of Nations shares with the Declaration of Independence its 1776 birth year and […]