Introduction

James Audison is the John T. Ryan Jr. Professor of Business Ethics and Rex and Alice, a Martin Faculty Director of the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership. James lectures widely on Adam Smith, classical liberalism, political economy, business ethics, and related issues. He's also a Senior Scholar at the Fund for American Studies; past president of the Association of Private Enterprise Education. One of his books,. Obstacles to Prosperity and Happiness, Every Citizen Should Know, is What Our Conversation Will Be Based On Today.