Each year the Independent Institute holds two week-long session of its Summer Seminar for Students for high school and college age students. These clips are highlights from our 2012 session for high school students.
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For decades, efforts to end world poverty have focused on redistributing wealth, rather than creating it. This approach, however, has done little to foster long-term economic progress in Africa.
In this hilarious and insightful examination of Adam Smith’s work, P.J. shows us why this seminal book on economic liberty is so relevant today and why it has been so revolutionary.
