Re: an astonishing little threadlet...
Thanks for the support, but I actually ENJOY this kind of thing. If I didn't like it, there's nothing stopping me from getting up and going to watch TV.
Robert's right...Adam Smith was a chore, done out of obligation in school, and I've pretty much forgotten every word. Why he gets all the press and the much more enjoyable Ayn Rand gets no respect is beyond me.
And no, I haven't read De Toqueville's "Democracy in America," either. At all.
