My review in the New Statesman of Nicholas Phillipson's fine new biography of Adam Smith – Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life –  is available online. It's a biography that places Smith firmly in the context of his times, and contributes to the continuing rediscovery of the humanism of his thought. Surely the free market caricature of Adam Smith is on its way out?

The book was also reviewed in Saturday's Guardian by James Buchan, and by Noel Malcolm in the Telegraph.