James Scott (“Scotty”) ‘67 Ph.D., a revered scholar whose pathbreaking work crossed intellectual boundaries, died on July 19 at his home in Durham, Connecticut, after a long illness. He was 87. Scott, ...

Nikil Saval on the late political scientist, whose most famous work, “Seeing Like a State,” a vigorous critique of centralized planning, won admirers among anarchists and libertarians alike.