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?5 min read·Feb 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…3 min read·Feb 13, 2021----
Geoff SmockinStanding AthwartHow We Fix The Problem That Caused TrumpI am glad that Donald Trump is gone.4 min read·Jan 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…4 min read·Jan 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…5 min read·Nov 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…5 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Oct 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…9 min read·Aug 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…5 min read·Jul 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…3 min read·Jun 17, 2020----