Stone Washington
Stone Washington is a PhD student in the Trachtenberg School at George Washington University. Stone is employed as a Research Fellow for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, focusing on economic policy as part of the Center for Advancing Capitalism. Previously, he completed a traineeship with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He was also a Research Assistant at the Manhattan Institute, serving as an extension from his time in the Collegiate Associate Program. During this time, he worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Clemson’s Department of Political Science and served as a WAC Practicum Fellow for the Pearce Center for Professional Communication. Stone is also a member of the Steamboat Institute’s Emerging Leaders Council.
Stone possesses a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from Clemson University, a Juris Master from Emory University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Clemson University. While studying at Emory Law, Stone was featured in an exclusive JM Student Spotlight, highlighting his most memorable law school experience. He has completed a journalism fellowship at The Daily Caller, is an alumnus of the Young Leader’s Program at The Heritage Foundation, and served as a former student intern/Editor for Decipher Magazine. Some of Stone’s articles can be found at EllisWashingtonReport.com, which often provide a critical analysis of prominent works of classical literature and its correlations to American history and politics. Stone is a member of the Project 21 Black Leadership Network, and has written a number of policy-related op-eds for the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The College Fix, Real Clear Policy, and City Journal. In addition to this, Stone is listed in the Marquis Who’s Who in America and is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society. Friend him on his Facebook page, also his Twitter handle: @StoneZone47 and Instagram. Email him at stonebone20@att.net.
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By: Stone Washington 8/25/16 “I will view as president the world through the clear lens of American interests. I will be America’s greatest defender and most loyal champion. We will not apologize for becoming successful again, but will instead embrace the unique heritage that makes us who we are. The world is most peaceful and […]
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By Stone Washington “A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time” “There is no greater fame for a man than that which he wins with his footwork or the skill of his hands.” ~ Homer, the Odyssey “Remember: all of the people telling you that […]
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Stone Washington 6/29/16 “Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter” ~ Hector, Iliad “What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate” “Sometimes by losing a battle you […]
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By: Stone Washington 5/25/16 “The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.” ~Yossarian, Catch-22 “What we’re talking about is a fractured party. What we’re talking about is millions of people who’ve turned out to support Donald Trump, and now they’re saying potentially they’re going […]
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Stone Washington Stone Washington April 29, 2016 Enigma: Bruce Wayne fighting his alter ego Batman?! “But see you come back to Gotham and the first thing you do is plant your flag here. In Crime Alley, the worst of the worst, when you could be in a cozy mansion. I’m concerned that you […]
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“My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His view was that you had obligations or you had responsibilities, and when you fulfilled those obligations or responsibilities, that then gave you the liberty to do other things” “Perhaps some are confused because they have stereotypes of how […]
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GOP Candidates at the Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan The 11th Republican National Debate occurred at the historic Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan last Thursday, March 3rd, 9:00-11:00 pm and was sponsored by Fox News. I was part of the press pool housed inside the Hockeytown Cafe next door to the Fox Theatre with my colleague […]
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The Death of Socrates (1787) by Jacques-Louis David. The final moments before Socrates drinks the poison hemlock, surrounded by his grief-stricken philosophy students. *Note the particularly profound grief of Plato at the foot of the bed – It is though entire weight of the world is on his shoulders at that moment. “The State is […]
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By Stone Washington “I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to be given up to a lesser standard, no matter how long or hard the struggle.” ~ John Galt, Atlas Shrugged “One of the problems when you become […]
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“Without the Jedi, there can be no balance in the Force.” ~ Lor San Tekka “There has been an Awakening… have you felt it? The Dark-side and the Light” ~Supreme Leader Snoke Prologue With the Holidays nearing and the year ending, a new generation of the world’s most celebrated movie franchise is revealed – […]
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Trump’s Iliad
Stone Washington 6/29/16 “Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter” ~ Hector, Iliad “What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate” “Sometimes by losing a battle you […]
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