Stephen A. Smoot is author of the Summer 2020 Bombardier release "The People Versus Socialism: A Ten Count Indictment For Crimes Against Humanity." He has previously worked as a staffer for Congressman Alex X. Mooney and as a director of academic programs for National Journalism Center. Prior to that, he taught US, Western, Russian, and West Virginia History at various universities for a decade. He earned a PhD in history from West Virginia University and lives with his family in Old Fields, West Virginia.