Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartAshes to Ashes, Whigs to WhigsFrom the ashes of the Whig Party the GOP rose, and to the ashes of the Whig Party might it return?Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartTo Convict or Not to Convict? There is no Perfect Answer, But There is an Obvious OneThomas Sowell reached his 90th birthday last year. An economist and syndicated columnist for decades, he has long been America’s most…Feb 13, 2021Feb 13, 2021
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartHow We Fix The Problem That Caused TrumpI am glad that Donald Trump is gone.Jan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartOn The Banks Of The RubiconAnger 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, 2021Jan 13, 2021
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartThe Student Loan Forgiveness Debate is the New Immigration AmnestyWe 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, 2020Nov 24, 2020
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartThe Center Hasn’t Just Held — It Has Reasserted ControlI had my election response piece all written. The conclusion was foregone that Joe Biden would win and win convincingly. With him would…Nov 12, 2020Nov 12, 2020
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartRepublicans Have Gone Mad Staring Into Their Own Mirror Of ErisedHe had stumbled upon it quite accidentally, plunging into the room it called home simply to escape the remorseless and unyielding Filch…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartNapoleon Is A Villain In History Because George WashingtonIt 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, 2020Aug 13, 2020
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartWe Need To Look For Less From Our PresidentsIn the spring of 1789 the United States had just ratified the Constitution and elected its first president, George Washington. When both…Jul 16, 2020Jul 16, 2020
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartIt Is Time To Build Statues, Not Destroy ThemIf we were purposefully looking for an action that physically represents this golden age of anti-discourse, we couldn’t have picked a…Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020