Edmund Burke was one of the leading political theorists and social commentators of his day and is often considered the father of the Anglo-American conservative movement. He was highly critical of much Enlightenment thinking but was also seen as a proponent of liberty.  Adam Smith said that Burke was one of the few people who fully understood his  work in economics.  This course will examine the political, social, and economic thought of Edmund Burke and examine the similarities between his thought and the ideas of Adam Smith in economics.