Freakonomics Radio is sponsored by FlexiSpot. Use code Freakonomics to get $80 off their E7 Pro Plus standing desk. Aiman Butler, co-founder and director of the Adam Smith Institute in London, was just telling us that Adam Smith inspired Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to privatize huge swaths of the British economy. He thinks this all fit snugly with Adam Smith's view of smaller government but not everyone agrees.

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