In the concluding paragraphs of this op-ed from the Chicago Sun-Times, the author declares Adam Smith to be a proponent of our system of public schools.
Ironically, this [failure of private schools] was predicted by Adam Smith, the father of capitalism. In his seminal work, The Wealth of Nations, Smith called for the public sector to assume responsibility for educating the general public…The data show that Smith was right. When it comes to educating the public, nothing works better than public schools.
There are many other wacky points in the op-ed, but I found this one to be the most egregious error.
