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Ashes to Ashes, Whigs to Whigs

From the ashes of the Whig Party the GOP rose, and to the ashes of the Whig Party might it return?

Feb 20, 2021

Ashes to Ashes, Whigs to Whigs

Feb 20, 2021

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To Convict or Not to Convict? There is no Perfect Answer, But There is an Obvious One

Thomas Sowell reached his 90th birthday last year. An economist and syndicated columnist for decades, he has long been America’s most…

Feb 13, 2021

To Convict or Not to Convict? There is no Perfect Answer, But There is an Obvious One

Feb 13, 2021

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How We Fix The Problem That Caused Trump

I am glad that Donald Trump is gone.

Jan 26, 2021

How We Fix The Problem That Caused Trump

Jan 26, 2021

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On The Banks Of The Rubicon

Anger is often the voice that despair expresses itself in. So it was with me as I watched Donald Trump canter his way to the Republican…

Jan 13, 2021

On The Banks Of The Rubicon

Jan 13, 2021

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The Student Loan Forgiveness Debate is the New Immigration Amnesty

We don’t yet have a President Biden (we don’t even have a President Trump who can admit that we’ll eventually have a President Biden), but…

Nov 24, 2020

The Student Loan Forgiveness Debate is the New Immigration Amnesty

Nov 24, 2020

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The Center Hasn’t Just Held — It Has Reasserted Control

I had my election response piece all written. The conclusion was foregone that Joe Biden would win and win convincingly. With him would…

Nov 12, 2020

The Center Hasn’t Just Held — It Has Reasserted Control

Nov 12, 2020

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Republicans Have Gone Mad Staring Into Their Own Mirror Of Erised

He had stumbled upon it quite accidentally, plunging into the room it called home simply to escape the remorseless and unyielding Filch…

Oct 13, 2020

Republicans Have Gone Mad Staring Into Their Own Mirror Of Erised

Oct 13, 2020

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Napoleon Is A Villain In History Because George Washington

It was a humiliating end for an erstwhile colossus. At his apogee, he had ruled lands from the eastern borders of present-day Poland, to…

Aug 13, 2020

Napoleon Is A Villain In History Because George Washington

Aug 13, 2020

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We Need To Look For Less From Our Presidents

In the spring of 1789 the United States had just ratified the Constitution and elected its first president, George Washington. When both…

Jul 16, 2020

We Need To Look For Less From Our Presidents

Jul 16, 2020

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It Is Time To Build Statues, Not Destroy Them

If we were purposefully looking for an action that physically represents this golden age of anti-discourse, we couldn’t have picked a…

Jun 17, 2020

It Is Time To Build Statues, Not Destroy Them

Jun 17, 2020

Geoff Smock

Geoff Smock

Middle School Humanities Teacher. Moonlight History Writer. Conservatarian/Coolidge Republican Cultural & Political Commentator.

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